Tag: Deepwater Exploration
INFRASTRUCTURE India Clears ₹84,084-Cr Scheme To Boost Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration

The National Offshore Exploration Scheme, ‘Samudra Manthan’ with a total outlay of ₹84,084 crore through FY31, will be marked  as India’s biggest-ever offshore hydrocarbon exploration initiative aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on imported crude oil and natural gas. The central sector scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas seeks to accelerate exploration […]

CW Bureau · Aug 1, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE ONGC Spuds First Deepwater Well In Mahanadi Basin Off Odisha Coast

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has spudded its first deepwater exploration well, MN-DW18-1-H-D, in the Mahanadi Basin under the Government’s Samudra Manthan Mission. The well is being drilled about 23 nautical miles from Konark off the Odisha coast, marking the start of one of India’s most challenging deepwater exploration campaigns. Major exploration milestone The […]

CW Team · Jul 25, 2026