Assam

After an assessment of the ground situation, OIL is expecting to cap the oil well in Baghjan, Assam, by July 17 or 18, an official spokesperson said

Tinsukia district in Assam has been badly hit by flood and the site of the well blowout in Baghjan has been inundated, hampering the control operation, said OIL

OIL has incurred a cumulative production loss of 7,627 MT of crude oil and 9.87 MMSCM of natural gas since May 27 because of blockades

A detailed environment impact assessment is underway at the well blowout site in Baghjan, Tinsukia district in Assam, said state-run OIL

The Centre has constituted a 3-member high-level committee to probe the well blowout in an oilfield belonging to state-run OIL in Assam’s Tinsukia

OIL, alongwith the team of experts from Alert and ONGC, has submitted a draft plan to the govt for plugging the gas leak in Assam

Two firefighters engaged in dousing the massive fire that engulfed well number 5 at the site of the well blowout in Assam’s Baghjan were found dead

Visuals from Baghjan explosion showed a massive fire erupting and a large cloud of smoke billowing over an oilfield which has been flowing gas uncontrollably since May 27

Poor weather conditions are hampering efforts to bring the well blowout at Baghjan in Assam’s Tinsukia district, state-run OIL said in a statement

Seven days after a well blowout took place at Baghjan, OIL said that the gas is still flowing uncontrollably and has spread to a larger area