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India: Cairn O&G Commences Gas Flow from Hazarigaon Field in Assam

Cairn Oil & Gas, a unit of Vedanta, has commenced test production from its Hazarigaon field in Assam that it had won in a discovered small field (DSF) bid round, making it the first company to commence operations from a DSF block in the North-east region.

 

The gas produced by Cairn Oil & Gas is evacuated through a main trunk pipeline, and a gas cascading system to Assam Gas Company (AGCL), whereby the gas evacuation from the field will be used by tea growers among other industries. Additionally, the gas cascading system will enable gas from Hazarigaon to fuel 100 CNG buses which will be plying in Guwahati as part of the clean energy initiative of the state government.

 

The company plans to drill five to 10 exploration wells in the next two years across the Golaghat, Jorhat and Tinsukia districts of Assam. Cairn holds 7650 sq. kms. of acreage in Assam-Arakan basin with 12 Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) and three discovered small fields (DSF) blocks.

 

Earlier, Cairn Oil & Gas had entered into a gas sales agreement (GSA) with AGCL which laid down the infrastructure for distribution of cleaner fuel through pipelines.

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