Baghjan

The team of foreign experts and personnel from OIL have begun all the pre-snubbing operation activities and it is expected that the operation will begin within a day or two

OIL lost Rs 148 crore in revenue in the aftermath of the well blowout in its oilfield in Assam’s Baghjan, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said

The well killing operation is the final measure towards capping the gas leakage from the well in Baghjan and will take about 24-36 hours

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

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