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RIL, BP find gas from KG Basin's R-cluster, Asia's deepest offshore field

The two companies are developing three deepwater gas projects in block KG D6, which together are expected to meet 15 per cent of India's gas demand by 2023

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RIL is the operator of KG D6 with a 66.67 per cent participating interest and BP holds a 33.33 per cent. | Photo: Reuters

Twesh Mishra New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Dec 19 2020 | 12:57 AM IST

Reliance Industries and its partner BP on Friday announced their first gas finding at the R Cluster, an ultra-deep-water gas field in block KG D6, off the east coast of India.

The two companies are developing three deep-water gas projects in block KG D6 – R Cluster, Satellites Cluster, and MJ – which together are expected to meet 15 per cent of India’s gas demand by 2023, the two companies said in a joint statement.

These projects will utilise the existing hub infrastructure in the KG D6 block.

The field is expected to reach plateau gas production of about 12.9

Topics : Reliance Industries BP KG Basin KG D6 oil and gas field domestic natural gas production Gas pipeline project clean energy

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