ONGC's arm gets 1-year extension for exploring Vietnamese oil block

24 Aug 2016 Evaluate

ONGC Videsh, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has received one-year extension from Vietnam's national oil company PetroVietnam to explore a Vietnamese oil block in the contested waters of the South China Sea. This is the fourth extension for ONGC Videsh to explore Block-128, the license for which is now valid till June 15, 2017.

ONGC is India's largest government-run corporation and produces about 70% of India's crude oil and natural gas. The corporation is the biggest public sector commercial organization in India with current market capitalization of about $31 billion.

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