Oil India Discovers Natural Gas in Andaman Shallow Offshore Block.

State-run Oil India Ltd (OIL) recently announced the discovery of natural gas in its second exploratory well, Vijayapuram-2 (Loc. OAEA), located in the Offshore Andaman Block. The well was drilled under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP).

According to the exploration and production (E&P) company, preliminary analysis of gas samples collected during intermittent inflow as part of initial production testing has confirmed the presence of natural gas.

The Maharatna company added that further gas isotope studies are currently underway to better understand the origin and composition of the gas.