Year after Baghjan blowout, oil and gas operations in India much safer

The safety measures have been recommended by a three-member committee of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas

A year after the blowout in a well in Baghjan in Assam’s Tinsukia district, upstream oil and natural gas operations in India are now much more safe, thanks to the adoption of a raft of safety measures.
 
The measures were recommended by a three-member committee of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG). The committee comprised SCL Das, director general of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, BC Bora, former chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and TK Sengupta, former director at ONGC.
 
According to officials in the know, the safety measures recommended include the restructuring