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PM Dedicates ONGC U-field Onshore Facilities of Deep Water Block to Nation

The U-Field is part of ONGC’s flagship deep-water KG-DWN-98/2 Cluster-II development project. U-Field is the deepest Gas discovery of the project, with a gas production potential of about 3 million Standard cubic metres of gas per day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd’s (ONGC) U-field Onshore facilities of KG-DWN-98/2 Deep Water Block, situated in Odalarevu, Dr. B R Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh to the whole nation. Additionally, the dedication/inauguration/foundation-stone-laying of various other development projects worth over INR 10,700 crores in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, was also dedicated to the country.

The event took place in the presence of the Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and Union Minister for Railways, Communication, Electronics, and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw. ONGC CMD Mr. Rajesh Kumar Srivastava and Director (Offshore) Mr. Pankaj Kumar were also present on the occasion.

The Prime Minister stated that these projects will take India’s development to the next level and are aligned with the government’s vision of inclusive growth. He also asserted that the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan has accelerated the pace of projects, with policies and decisions aimed at improving the quality of life for the countrymen.

The U-Field is part of ONGC’s flagship deep-water KGDWN- 98/2 Cluster-II development project in the prolific Krishna Godavari Basin. U-Field is the deepest Gas discovery of the project, with a gas production potential of about 3 million standard cubic metres of gas per day.

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The first well of U field, i.e., U-3-B is one of the fastest deep-water well monetized globally in a record time of 11 months. The gas from these wells is evacuated through the subsea facilities connected to an Onshore Terminal at Odalarevu situated in Dr. B R Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh.