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North Eastern region

Centre plans to double oil exploration acreage in North East region

The government has planned to set up a dedicated service provider hub in NER to support the requirement of Oil and Gas Industry in collaboration with state governments targeting to increase oil and gas production from the current 9 MMTOE (Million Metric Ton of Oil and equivalent) to 18 MMTOE in next five years, said Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Guwahati on Friday.