ONGC starts output at West Bengal’s Asokenagar-1 reserve
Production from the petroleum reserve, located 47 km from Kolkata, has started with the extracted oil being supplied to Indian Oil Corporation’s Haldia refinery, according to the minister. December 21, 2020 5:25:30 am
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurating the Asokenagar-1 reserve. (Source: PTI)
Union minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday inaugurated production from state-owned ONGC’s Asokenagar-1 well in the Bengal basin in the 24 Paragana district in West Bengal. Production from the petroleum reserve, located 47 km from Kolkata, has started with the extracted oil being supplied to Indian Oil Corporation’s Haldia refinery, according to the minister.
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Dharmendra Pradhan dedicates Bengal s first oil and gas reserve to nation ANI | Updated: Dec 20, 2020 23:52 IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], December 20 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday dedicated West Bengal s first oil and gas reserve the Bengal Basin to the nation.
According to an official release of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Bengal Basin, situated at Ashoknagar in North 24 Parganas district is the eighth oil and gas producing basin of India, which has been dedicated to the nation.
Pradhan, while dedicating the oil and gas reserve to the nation, said that the discovery would play an important role in India s energy security.