On Monday, Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, announced that the first crude oil found from a deep-sea project, located 30 kilometers off the coast of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, was successfully extracted on January 7.
He added, “Soon, we’ll not only have gas but By May and June, we aim to produce 45,000 barrels of oil per day. This will contribute to 7% of our total crude oil production and 7% of our gas production.”
बधाई भारत! #ONGCJeetegaToBharatJeetega!
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) January 7, 2024
As India powers ahead as the fastest growing economy under leadership of PM @NarendraModi Ji, our energy production is also set to rise from the deepest frontiers of #KrishnaGodavari
“First Oil” production commences from the complex &… pic.twitter.com/gN2iPSs0YZ
What Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Said?
On Sunday, Hardeep Singh Puri shared on a platform X that the first oil production has begun from the challenging deepwater KG-DWN-98/2 Block, located off the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Puri mentioned that the country’s energy production is increasing from the deep areas of Krishna Godavari.
In a video posted by the news agency ANI on Monday, Puri explained that the initial oil extraction took place about 30 kilometers from Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari Basin. He mentioned that the project began in 2016-17, and despite some delays due to COVID-19, four out of the 26 wells are already operational.
#WATCH | Karnataka: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri announces new oil discovery in the country.
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2024
He says, "30 kilometres off the coast of Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari Basin, the first oil was extracted yesterday. Work started on this in… pic.twitter.com/gN5s6WsQ4D
Where Crude Oil Well Discovered in India?
India has achieved its first crude oil discovery in the Krishna Godavari Deep-Water Block 98/2 in the Bay of Bengal. The state-owned oil corporation ONGC has begun the production of “first oil.” This oil is being extracted in the Krishna Godavari basin, located 30 kilometers off the coast of Kakinada.
What is 98/2 Project in Bay Of Bengal
The 98/2 project is about getting oil and gas from an area in the Bay of Bengal called Block KG-DWN-98/2. It’s led by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). They’ve divided the project into phases. In the first phase, they started getting gas in March 2020, and now, in the second phase, they’re close to getting oil.
They faced challenges because the oil they’re dealing with is waxy, but they used a special technology called Pipe-in-Pipe to handle it. Some equipment was bought from other countries, but most of the work was done in India.
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