Ongc: ONGC to pump crude from $5 billion mission off Andhra coast

NEW DELHI: State-run ONGC will begin pumping crude from its $5-billion mission off the Andhra coast within the subsequent fortnight, bringing on stream the delayed mission that’s pivotal for reversing the corporate’s declining fortunes because of maturing fields.
Output from the KG-DWN 98/2, the second deep-sea mission within the east coast after RIL-BP’s KG-D6 acreage, will give a fillip to home oil manufacturing at a time when dependence on imports is rising on the again of increasing oil demand.
The extra volumes will elevate the corporate’s profitability, director (finance) Pamila Jaspal stated after decrease manufacturing on account of pure decline from present fields contributed to a 20% drop in Q2 revenue.
The $1.6-billion infrastructure being constructed for the block is India’s largest subsea growth mission. Director (manufacturing) Pankaj Kumar stated ONGC is choosing a gradual begin with three-four wells being put into manufacturing initially. That is to keep away from errors that led to disastrous penalties within the D1/D3 fuel fields in RIL-BP’s KG-D6 block. A high-volume manufacturing launch might result in a drop in nicely stress and lead to sand or water ingress choking the wells.
Kumar stated 2 McMillan (million cubic meters per day) of related fuel may even stream with oil however precise fuel output will begin in Could 2024, when 7-8 mmscmd manufacturing is predicted. Peak oil of 45,000 barrels/day is predicted someday in 2024-25. At peak, a tanker will berth alongside floating storage facility each two weeks to move crude. Oil manufacturing was to start out in November 2021 however development was delayed.

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