presence of natural gas near Andaman : Petrolium Min Singh Congratulated Oil India Ltd

Petrolium and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has announced that, "presence of natural gas in Sri Vijayapuram-3 an exploratory well drilled by Oil India Ltd. 15 km off the east coast of the Andaman Islands".

Congratulating Oil India Ltd., in his X account Singh posted, "Congratulations Oil India Limited! An ocean of energy opportunities reinforced in the Andaman Sea! "

"Very happy to report the presence of natural gas in Sri Vijayapuram-3 an exploratory well drilled by Oil India Ltd. 15 km off the east coast of the Andaman Islands at a water depth of 355 meters."

"Initial production testing of the well at the depth of 1900 plus meters in the Eocene formation has established the presence of natural gas through continuous flaring.
Oil India is carrying out gas sampling to assess the composition & calorific value of gas and to carry out isotope studies to understand the genesis of the gas. Under the Samudra Manthan Mission (National Deep Water Exploration Mission) announced by Hon’ble PM Narendra ModiJi on Independence Day 2025, large number of deepwater & Ultra deepwater exploration wells are planned in our offshore basins to fully exploit our hydrocarbon reserves."

"Presence of hydrocarbon is now reported in 2(Two) wells out of 3 (Three) exploratory wells drilled by OIL in current exploratory campaign off Andaman Basin. This presence of natural gas will help us in taking forward our exploration ambitions in coordination with global deepwater exploration experts like Petro Bras, Total Energies, BP india, Shell, Exxon Mobil and will be a significant milestone in our journey through Amrit Kaal!"l