HOEC, IOC bags Umatara exploration contract
First Published: 5th March, 2019 21:49 IST
Hindustan Oil Exploration Corporation on Monday said that it has been awarded the contract of exploring Umatara field in Assam in consortium with Indian Oil Corporation Limited. A formal revenue
Hindustan Oil Exploration Corporation on Monday said that it has been awarded the contract of exploring Umatara field in Assam in consortium with Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
A formal revenue sharing contract is likely to be signed with the government later this month. The participating interest of HOEC will be 10% while IOC will hold 90 per cent.
Umatara is located within an aerial distance of 50 km from Dirok field operated by HOEC and forms part of upper Assam shelf petroleum system. The contract area extends to 52 sq km and lies southwest of giant Naharkatiya oil field.
The nearest oil handling facility is at Sapkaint within 14 km. Umatara becomes the fifth block in vergrowing HOEC’s portfolio of northeast blocks, joining Dirok, Kherem, Kharsang and Greater Dirok.
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