ONGC commences oil production from deepwater field offshore India
(WO) – On Sunday, ONGC announced the successful commencement of “first oil” from the deepwater KG-DWN-98/2 Block, situated off the coast of Bay of Bengal. This 98/2 project is likely to increase ONGC’s total oil and gas production by 11% and 15% respectively, the company said in a statement.
Peak production of field is expected to be 45,000 boed and over 10 MMcmgd, which will contribute significantly towards the vision of Hon’ble PM of an energy Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The development of this field faced unique technical challenges due to the waxy nature of the crude. To overcome those, ONGC employed innovative Pipe in Pipe technology, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India. While some subsea hardware involved in this development has been sourced internationally to meet specific requirements, most fabrication works were carried out at Modular Fabrication Facility at Kattupalli, highlighting ONGC's commitment to promote “Make in India”, contributing towards a self-reliant energy sector in India.
ONGC executed Phase 1 of the project in March 2020, achieving the commencement of gas production from U field of the KG-DWN-98/2 Block in record time of 10 months.
With this first oil announcement, ONGC is nearing completion of Phase 2, culminating into commencement of oil production from the ‘M’ field of KG-DWN-98/2.
Lead image source: Bumi Armada
