Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Hindustan Oil Exploration Wins Mumbai Offshore Government Contract
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company received approval for work in an offshore area near Mumbai.
The Government of India awarded the company a contract area containing discovered oil and gas resources.
HOEC will study these resources and look for ways to develop them.
The company will also examine whether existing offshore infrastructure can be shared.
This project adds to HOEC’s work in the western offshore region.
HOEC already operates in the B80 field and is planning development of the B15 field.
The company’s shares rose about 5% during Tuesday’s trading.
The project can proceed under its final terms after a revenue-sharing contract is signed.
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company’s share price rose about 5% during Tuesday’s intraday trading.
The company secured a contract area in the Mumbai offshore basin from the Government of India.
HOEC will assess discovered hydrocarbons and examine development opportunities, including infrastructure sharing and operating synergies.
The area includes multiple discovered fields, geographical boundaries, and existing well locations.
The project remains subject to execution of a revenue-sharing contract, with commercial details to be communicated separately.
- Who
- Hindustan Oil Exploration Company and the Government of India.
- What
- HOEC secured a contract area to assess discovered hydrocarbons and evaluate offshore development opportunities.
- When
- The approval was communicated in a Directorate General of Hydrocarbons letter dated August 31, 2026; the share-price move occurred during Tuesday’s intraday trading.
- Where
- The contract area is in the Mumbai offshore basin, within HOEC’s western offshore portfolio.
- Why
- The project is intended to evaluate discovered hydrocarbons and potential development, infrastructure-sharing, and operating synergies.
- Company
- Hindustan Oil Exploration Company
- Contract area
- Mumbai offshore basin
- Awarding authority
- Government of India
- Primary work
- Assessment of discovered hydrocarbons and development opportunities
- Contract condition
- Execution of a revenue-sharing contract between the President of India and HOEC
- Share-price move
- Up about 5% during Tuesday’s intraday session
- Existing western offshore assets
- HOEC operates in the B80 field and plans development of the B15 field