Ashoknagar oilfield
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Ashoknagar oilfield (MBA basin: Ashoknagar 1 well) is a petroleum extracting site located at Ashoknagar in the North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. The oil field is located 48 km from the state capital Kolkata. The oil field was discovered in 2018 by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.[1] This is the first oil field in West Bengal[2] and East India.
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Ashoknagar oilfield | |
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Location of Ashoknagar oilfield | |
Country | India |
Region | West bengal |
Location | Ashoknagar |
Block | Block WB- ONN- 2005/4 |
Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
Coordinates | 22.83589°N 88.59694°E / 22.83589; 88.59694 |
Operator | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
Field history | |
Discovery | 2018 |
Start of development | 2018 |
Start of production | 20 December 2020 |
Production | |
Year of current production of oil | 2020-Present |
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December 20, 2020, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the oil and natural gas reserves at Ashoknagar.[3]