ONGC reports new oil discovery in Mehsana, Gujarat


Mehsana, 2 December 2011

The ONGC board on Thursday declared two new oil and gas discoveries to the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons. One of the two discoveries is onshore oil discovery in north Gujarat’s Mehsana district.

The onshore discovery at Mehsana produced oil at the rate of 174 barrels a day.

The discovery has been made in the fields allotted to the company before the new exploration licensing round came in.

The other discovery reported is an offshore one located at 40 km from ONGC’s Mumbai High.