"We had identified 10 countries for setting up the mega petrochemical plant. A working group (of GAIL and RIL) will shortlist three of the identified countries. We may then narrow on one or two for setting up of the mega petrochemical plant," GAIL Chairman and Managing Director U D Choubey told reporters.
He, however, refused to name the 10 countries identified for the purpose.
Industry sources said the MoU signed by RIL and GAIL on December 4, 2007, lists Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Vietnam, Australia, South Africa, Angola, Mexico, Russia and Former Soviet Union countries as areas where the two would explore the possibilities of jointly establishing the up to 2