Oil exploration by ONGC

Lok Sabha

The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Murli Deora informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) has been pursuing its exploratory efforts in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal for oil and gas exploration. During the period 2006-10 (upto December, 2009), the exploratory efforts have resulted in 17 discoveries each in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. He also informed that since 2006-07, ONGC has undertaken 16,683 Line Kilometer of 2D seismic, 21,687 square kilometer of 3D seismic data acquisition and drilling of 64 exploratory wells, in the Arabian Sea. In Bay of Bengal 89,987 Line Kilometer of 2D and 44,307 square kilometer of 3D seismic data have been acquired and 40 exploratory wells drilled. ,br>
Shri Deora further said that during the period of 2006-07 to 2008-09, total amount spent in Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal for the exploration activities is Rs. 12,023.15 crore. He also said that oil and gas production from GS-15 field in KG basin in Bay of Bengal started from July, 2006. From 2006-07 to 2009-10 (upto December, 2009), ONGC’s cumulative crude oil production in the blocks operated by them, situated in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal is 66.794 Million Metric Tonne and 0.3345 Million Metric Tonne respectively.

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