ONGC makes new discoveries of 10 mmt oil in Assam

This is the biggest discovery for the oil behemoth in the state after a gap of three years

What could be said as its biggest discovery after a gap of three years in Assam, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has made reserve accretion of 10 million metric tonnes (MMT) of oil in the state.  

The area of the discovery falls in Jorhat district and two wells, one each at Sufayam and Dayalpur, have already been drilled to exploit this 10 MMT reserve.

The two new wells are producing around 50 tonnes of oil daily, thus taking the total daily production of Jorhat asset from 350 tonnes to 400 tonnes.

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