Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has found hydrocarbon deposits in Mizoram. It is for the first time that gas is found in the Assam-Mizoram bordering areas under Kolasib district.
“ONGC is now conducting tests on the gas found. The company has continued its drilling and hydro-fracturing to find out whether more deposits of hydrocarbons are available in the area.” -H Rohluna, Mizoram’s Industries Minister
ONGC has already found large reserves of natural gas in Assam and Tripura. It has been present in Tripura since 1972 aand has so far drilled about 206 wells in the state, half of which are gas bearing. They were now engaged in excavation efforts in Mizoram in search for natural gases. As of now, the ONGC predicted that there could be 5,52,674 standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas per day from the Kolasib exploration site.
Four oil giants were involved in the oil exploration venture in the state, however, that the Reliance company was axed for not undertaking exploration and the Director General of Hydrocarbons would soon float another global tender to choose companies to take up exploration in the southern parts of the state.
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