CLARIFICATION REGARDING MEDIA REPORTS ON A PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST-INDIA DEEPWATER PIPELINE (MEIDP)

• A Press Information Bureau (PIB) clarification dated 16 June 2026 by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) denying media speculation about a deep-sea hydrocarbon pipeline from the Gulf to Gujarat.
• Relevant for UPSC under energy security, India-Gulf relations, and PIB Fact-Check / governance communication themes.
• Tests aspirants on distinguishing media speculation from official policy, and on India's actual transnational pipeline portfolio (TAPI, IPI, SAGE).