ONGC has made significant progress in controlling the June 12 gas blowout at its Rudrasagar well in Assam. With gas flow rates down and expert support in place, containment efforts continue amid strict safety monitoring and resident evacuations
The discoveries, which have been named 'Suryamani' and 'Vajramani', have been struck in blocks awarded under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) regime, the ONGC said
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said with the latest bid round, the government has in the last four years awarded 1.56 lakh square kilometre of acreage for finding and producing oil and gas.
