Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)’s subsidiary, ONGC Videsh along with US giant Chevron have been awarded 15 oil and gas exploration licences by New Zealand government. With this, ONGC Videsh has made its first foray into New Zealand with one offshore exploration permit in the Taranaki Basin, in the same region as several commercially successful oil and gas fields.
Chevron is partnering with Norway's Statoil to explore three prospects off the lightly explored south-east coast of the North Island. Statoil is already in New Zealand and has been awarded a further offshore block in its own right at the top northwest coast of the North Island.
The awarding of the permits, which are open for between 10 and 15 years, comes at a time when major oil companies such as BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, and Total are cutting back on exploration, laying off staff and selling assets globally to cope with sliding oil prices.
ONGC is an Indian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Dehradun, India. It is India’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company. It produces around 69% of India's crude oil (equivalent to around 30% of the country's total demand) and around 62% of its natural gas.
Company Name | CMP |
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ONGC | 242.20 |
Oil India | 486.15 |
Jindal Drilling&Inds | 732.35 |
Hind Oil Exploration | 185.50 |
Deep Industries | 491.75 |
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