Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Oil India, GAIL to Boost Natural Gas Collaboration
Oil India and GAIL, two big energy companies in India, are teaming up to work together.
They signed an agreement to share resources and expertise related to natural gas.
This collaboration will make it easier to get natural gas to people and industries.
Oil India also found natural gas in a well called Vijayapuram-2.
They're doing more tests to see how much gas they have found.
This is part of a plan to boost the use of natural gas in India.
Oil India and GAIL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance natural gas collaboration.
The MoU aims to broaden access to cleaner energy in India.
The agreement was attended by high-ranking officials from both companies and the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
Oil India confirmed the presence of natural gas in the Vijayapuram-2 well.
The company will continue testing and studying to assess the gas's potential.
- Who
- Oil India Limited (OIL) and GAIL India Limited (GAIL)
- What
- Signed an MoU to enhance collaboration and confirmed the presence of natural gas
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Offshore Andaman Block
- Why
- To enhance domestic gas availability, realize the vision of a gas-based economy, and support India's energy transition.
- Companies Involved
- Oil India Limited (OIL), GAIL India Limited (GAIL)
- Agreement Type
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
- Purpose of MoU
- Enhance natural gas collaboration
- Discovery
- Natural gas presence confirmed in Andaman offshore Block
- Well Name
- Vijayapuram-2
- Policy
- Open Acreage Licensing Policy
