ONGC’s arm secures contract extension for producing oil and gas in Vietnam

19 Aug 2024 Evaluate

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) wholly owned subsidiary -- ONGC Videsh (OVL) has secured a 16-year contract extension for producing oil and gas in Vietnam, alongside getting three more years to explore a separate block in the contested waters of the South China Sea. Vietnamese authorities have extended the production sharing contract (PSC) for the producing Block 06.1 in the offshore Nam Con Son basin till 2039. They have also granted an eighth extension for exploring for oil and gas in Block 128 in the South China Sea.

OVL holds a 45 per cent stake in Block 06.1, an offshore block located in Vietnam's Nam Con Son Basin. Acquired in 1988, the block has Zarubezhneft EP BV as the operator with 35 per cent interest and PetroVietnam holding the remaining 20 per cent. 

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.


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