Tag: mineral and energy resources - ii

About 63 per cent of India’s petroleum production is from Mumbai High, 18 per cent from Gujarat and 16 per cent from Assam.

Mumbai High is an offshore oilfield located in the Arabian Sea, approximately 160 kilometers off the coast of Mumbai.

Petroleum is commonly referred to as 'Black Gold' due to its immense economic value and dark, viscous appearance.

Gujarat has a high density of onshore oil wells and is a major contributor to India's onshore petroleum production.

Gas and Oil fields are located in Naharkatiya, Assam. Oil from these fields is sent to Nunmati for refining and gas is made into electricity at Namrup.

Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi, and Mathura are all locations of major oil refineries in India, many of which are operated by the Indian Oil Corporation.

Sagar Samrat is a mobile offshore drilling unit (jack-up rig) used by ONGC for oil exploration in the Mumbai High field.

Mumbai High is the largest oilfield in India, holding the most significant portion of the country's recoverable crude oil reserves.

All the oil and gas fields discovered till date in the Upper Assam shelf, are situated mostly on the southeastern slope of the Brahmaputra arch. Some of the major oil fields are Nahorkatiya, Lakwa, Lakhmani, Geleki, Dikom Kathaloni, etc.