The Minister highlighted how SagarSamrat is a testimony of India’s vision of producing its own oil when it was globally labelled as “barren” in terms of hydrocarbon exploration.

The Minister stated that in harnessing India’s most prominent and prolific oilfield, ONGC has consistently committed itself to the pursuit of knowledge, continual excellence and the willingness to evolve technologically.

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister for Housing and Urban Development Hardeep Singh Puri rededicated Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) iconic drilling rig SagarSamrat, as a Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU) at a ceremony held on SagarSamrat which is located 140-145 kilometres west of Mumbai. The Minister later visited ONGC KendriyaVidyalaya Grounds, Panvel Phase 1 to meet the Energy Soldiers of ONGC and their families.

The Minister met the ONGC employees who manned the SagarSamrat as a drilling rig and also the team which worked on converting it to a MOPU. He motivated the crew of SagarSamrat, whom he called ‘Energy Soldiers of the Nation’ to continue their efforts for India’s energy security.

The Minister highlighted how SagarSamrat is a testimony of India’s vision of producing its own oil when it was globally labelled as “barren” in terms of hydrocarbon exploration. The Minister stated that in harnessing India’s most prominent and prolific oilfield, ONGC has consistently committed itself to the pursuit of knowledge, continual excellence and the willingness to evolve technologically.