State-Owned Oil India Limited Widens Its Exploration Network In Northeast, Commences Seismic Surveys In Tripura
by IANS - Jan 31, 2021 05:19 AM
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After Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, the state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) has ventured out to the fourth northeastern state of Tripura, aspiring to explore natural gas by conducting a seismic survey.
OIL, India s second largest national Navratna company after ONGC, in terms of total proved plus probable oil and natural gas reserves, has kickstarted its exploration and production operations by launching its first ever seismic survey in southern Tripura bordering Bangladesh.
OIL Deputy General Manager (CC) Tridiv Hazarika said that currently the company has explored huge oil and gas reserves in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh while engaged in exploration works in Mizoram.
Oil firm staff urge Assam, Bihar CMs to secure release of abducted employees
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Thu, Jan 21 2021 17:27 IST |
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Guwahati/Itanagar, Jan 21 : The staff of a private gas and oil drilling company have appealed to the Chief Ministers of Assam and Bihar to secure the release from captivity of two employees of the firm who were kidnapped by militants in Arunachal Pradesh a month ago, police officials said on Thursday.
Arunachal Pradesh Police chief R.P. Upadhyaya told IANS over phone from Itanagar that the militants had earlier demanded Rs 20 crore to release the two employees of the company. The security forces of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are searching for the hostages who were abducted by the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) on December 21 from the company s drilling site at Diyun in southern Arunachal Pradesh s Changlang district, bordering Myanmar and Assam.