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ONGCtoputRatna,RSeriesoilfieldstoproductionin2019Livemint
ONGCtoputRatna,RSeriesoilfieldsto
productionin2019
RatnaandRseriesfields,lying130kmofftheMumbaicoast,werereturnedtoONGCthisMarch,22years
afterthefieldswereawardedtoEssarOil
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ONGChadfound57milliontonnesofinplaceoilreservesinthefields.Photo:Bloomberg
Mumbai:OilandNaturalGasCorp.Ltd(ONGC),Indiaslargeststaterun
explorer,willbeginpumpingoutoilfromtheRatnaandRseriesfieldsin
June2019,threeofficialsawareofthedevelopmentsaid.
RatnaandRseriesfields,lying130kmofftheMumbaicoast,were
returnedtoONGCthisMarch,22yearsafterthefieldswereawardedto
EssarOil.
Throughanaerialsurveyourteamhasassessedthefacilitiesatthefield.
Theoffshoreplatformhascorrodedduetoseawater.Thepipelinesneedto
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berechecked.Thefacilitieswecreatedhavebeenlyingidleforthepast22
years.Wewillhavetoconductadequacytestsbeforethemonsoon,saida
seniorONGCofficial.
ONGCdidnotreplytoanemailquestionnairesentlastweek.
EssarOilwasawardedthefieldsbackin1996aspartoftheP.V.Narasimha
Raogovernmentspolicytoencourageprivateplayerstoparticipatein
Indiasenergysector.
ONGChadfound57milliontonnesofinplaceoilreservesinthefields.It
investedaroundRs.500croreinthefields.
Wehadproduced25%ofthereservesfromthefieldstill1994.Nowwe
havetoreassessthereserves,theONGCofficialadded.
SudeepAnand,vicepresidentatIDBICapitalMarketServicesLtd,a
domesticbrokerage,said,ProductionfromtheRseriesfieldsshouldhelp
ONGCoffsetproductiondeclinefromitsMumbaiHighfields.
MumbaiHighfieldsisanageingreservoirintheArabianSea.Onceprolific,
thefieldshavebeenflaggingoverthepastdecade,withONGCundertaking
severaldrillingcampaignstorevivethereservoir.
ONGClastmonthsaiditwouldbespendingRs.34,000croreoverthenext
fouryearstowardsexplorationandproduction.Amajorchunkofthis
investmentwouldbeforitsKrishnaGodavaribasinoilandgasfieldwhich
wouldbeputintoproductionby2020.
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