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ONGC plans integrated supply base at Kona

Staff Reporter

To give a boost to exploration efforts on east coast

Kakinada: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has drawn up plans to set up an ‘Integrated Offshore Supply Base-cum-Processing unit’ near Kona coast in East Godavari district to expedite the development of its oil and gas finds off the coast of Andhra Pradesh.

Plans are also on the anvil for an onshore terminal at Vodalarevu or Boppavaram to receive and process natural gas from the deepwater finds at Vashista and S-1 fields, expected to be around six million metric standard cubic metres per day (MMSCMD) in phase II.

Gas output

The gas production in phase I is expected to be around 2 MMSCMD from G-1, GS-15 fields and phase III development envisages development of G-4, GS-29 and NELP Block KG-DWN-98/2 which shall contribute around 26-31 MMSCMD of Gas.

According to an official release, the Integrated Offshore Supply Base is expected to boost ONGC’s exploration and production efforts on east coast. ONGC has firmed up a drilling plan for the next five years.

Recently, ONGC’s top management team led by Director (Offshore) met the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and CMD of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Investment Corporation for allotment of 500 acres, for the Supply Base-cum-Processing unit at Kona. Apart from housing bonded warehouse for stocking duty-free materials for offshore, the Supply Base Complex will also have a pipeyard, bulk handling facilities, captive jetty to berth offshore supply vessels, a heli-base, laboratories, a workshop and an office-cum-communication centre.

Expertise

A reputed international consultant is being appointed to finalise development of this Integrated Supply Base. ONGC has a Supply Base on west coast at Nhava for coordinating produce from oil and gas fields in the Arabian Sea.

The planned onshore terminal near Kona coast in about 2,500 acres will cater to the production from other hydrocarbon bearing structures like GS-29, G-4, Annapurna, Kanakadurga, to be developed in the next phase.

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