New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Oil India Limited (OIL), a Maharatna company under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Friday, reported the occurrence of natural gas in its second exploratory well drilled in the Andaman Shallow Offshore Block, marking a significant step in its ongoing exploration campaign.The company, in a press release, said the well, named Vijayapuram-2, was drilled in the Offshore Andaman Block AN-OSHP-2018/1 under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). According to the release issued by OIL, preliminary testing confirmed the presence of natural gas after samples were collected during intermittent inflow as part of initial production testing.The findings hold importance for India’s exploration roadmap. OIL said further analysis, including gas isotope
Oil India reports natural gas occurrence in Andaman shallow offshore block

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