India, July 25 -- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, today marked the commencement of drilling of the first appraisal well, MN-DWN18-1-HD, in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin. Describing the occasion as "the beginning of a new chapter in India's journey towards energy security", the Minister said the commencement of drilling reflects the outcome of a decade of visionary reforms that have transformed India's exploration and production landscape.
The MN-DWN18-1-HD appraisal well being spudded today in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin is the first of four planned deepwater wells that will systematically evaluate one of India's most prospective offshore basins. The drilling programme will employ world-class deepwater ...