The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has clarified that no such proposal is currently under consideration by the Ministry on a proposed Middle East-India deep water pipeline. In a statement, the ministry said, it noticed a series of media reports suggesting that the government is actively pursuing a deep-sea energy pipeline, sometimes referred to as the Middle East-India Deepwater Pipeline, connecting Gujarat to Oman and other Gulf countries. It added that there are no active discussions or negotiations with Oman or any other Gulf countries on this project at any level in the Ministry.