ONGC starts drilling first deepwater well in Mahanadi basin under Samudra Manthan mission
Every prospect evaluated, well drilled and discovery made will contribute towards enhancing domestic production, reducing import dependence and strengthening India's energy security and self-reliance," the statement said.
- ▪Every prospect evaluated, well drilled and discovery made will contribute towards enhancing domestic production, reducing import dependence and strengthening India's energy security and self-reliance," the statement said.
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State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Saturday (July 25, 2026) commenced drilling its first deepwater exploratory well in the Mahanadi offshore basin, marking the start of an ambitious campaign to tap India's deep and ultra-deepwater hydrocarbon resources.ONGC spudded exploratory well MN-DW18-1-H-D under the government's Samudra Manthan mission, the firm said in a statement.The well is being drilled around 23 nautical miles from the Konark discovery off the Odisha coast, building on ONGC's recent Utkal and Konark discoveries that have strengthened the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Mahanadi Offshore Basin.The drilling campaign forms part of the push to accelerate exploration of India's offshore oil and gas reserves.
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