(a) whether the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)and the
global energy major Royal Dutch Shell proposes to invest in deep-water
gas blocks in the Krishna-Godavari Basin off the east coast; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made so far?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
(SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) and (b): M/s Shell Exploration Company B V, Netherlands had signed a
Confidentiality Agreement with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
on 08.10.2012 for data reviewing of 19 deep-water blocks falling in the
east coast. The team has now carried out technical data viewing, and
further response from M/s Shell exploration company is awaited.