Experts From the US to Assist ONGC in Controlling Leakage of Gas From Assam Crude Oil Well
The Wire Staff
New Delhi: Following a blowout at a crude oil well in Assam’s Sivasagar district, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has said that experts from the US will assist the company in controlling the leakage of gas from a crude oil well in Assam's Sivasagar district.
In its daily bulletin about the blowout incident, ONGC said on Thursday (June 19) that the foreign experts are likely to reach the site on Friday (June 20) evening, reported the Press Trust of India.
“An international team of well control experts has been mobilised from the United States of America, and is expected to reach the site by the evening of June 20 to augment the response with specialised expertise," said the ONGC bulletin.
The leakage of gas began on June 12 at Well No RDS 147 of Rig No SKP 135 of Rudrasagar oil field of ONGC at Barichuk of Bhatiapar.
Earlier, ONGC had said that it has deployed the "most experienced" Crisis Management Team (CMT) to control the leakage of gas, PTI had reported.
The district administration said that the air pollution was still within the acceptable limit and the local office of the pollution control board was closely monitoring the situation.
A private firm, SK Petro Services, was operating the well on behalf of the state-run Maharatna company.
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