Oil India strikes natural gas in Andaman offshore block, Hardeep Singh Puri reacts
Oil India said that the drilling work was carried out at a depth of more than 1,900 metres in the Eocene formation.
Oil India said that the drilling work was carried out at a depth of more than 1,900 metres in the Eocene formation.
Pratyush Sinha, IAS (Retd.) and former Central Vigilance Commissioner graced the event as the chief guest and delivered an enlightening speech.
NRL is the largest customer of OIL's crude produced at its Northeastern fields.
The company said all the rivers in and around Baghjan are rising rapidly, while the Dangori river is overflowing and has submerged the pumps installed for extinguishing the fire at the mouth of the well.
A meeting was held between Tinsukia district administration, OIL representatives and Baghjan Gaon Milanjyoti Yuva Sangha, a local organisation, on Saturday to sort out the issues related to the blockade of the oil and gas wells across the district.
Though the fire in the periphery of the well has been extinguished, the company has declared an area up to 1.5 km of radius as 'red zone' to avoid any accident.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, said a model and a veterinary hospital, a higher secondary school and a skill development centre will be set up in Baghjan.
Two firefighters lost their lives while dousing the massive fire which broke out on Tuesday afternoon.
A major blowout happened at the oil well, next to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, following which gas started flowing out uncontrollably.
