Offshore staff
NEW DELHI — ONGC has achieved first oil from the deepwater KG-DWN-98/2 Block off the coast of Bay of Bengal.
ONGC says this 98/2 project is likely to increase its total oil and gas production by 11% and 15%, respectively.
The company successfully executed Phase 1 of the project in March 2020, achieving the commencement of gas production from the U Field of the KG-DWN-98/2 Block in record time of 10 months.
Since first oil was reached on Jan. 7, ONGC is now nearing completion of Phase 2, culminating into the start of oil production from the M Field of KG-DWN-98/2.
ONGC said the development of this field faced unique technical challenges due to the waxy nature of the crude. To overcome those, the company employed Pipe-in-Pipe technology. While some subsea hardware involved in this development has been sourced internationally to meet specific requirements, the majority of fabrication works were carried out at Modular Fabrication Facility at Kattupalli in India.
The final phase of the project is on track, with the balance oil and gas fields of the block scheduled to be put on production by mid-2024. Peak production of the field is expected to be 45,000 bbl/d of oil and more than 10 MMscm/d of gas.
01.08.2024
