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ONGC well in K-G block leaking gas; environment damage feared [1]

A deepwater well in a Krishna Godavari basin block operated by state-run Oil and Natural Gas
Corp (ONGC) has been leaking gas for two months and there are now fears of environment damage due to the uncontrolled flow.

The well G-1-9 in Bay of Bengal has been leaking gas since August-end and all efforts by ONGC to contain the flow have so far been futile. "This is a very old, drilled some eight or 10 years back. It wasn't producing till now and we had plans to put in on production sometime next year along with other gas finds in the area," a company official said.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2012
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Bay Of Bengal [3], Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) [4], Gas Leakages [5], Natural Gas [6], Environment [7], Hazardous Waste [8]

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