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Oil & Gas Fields in India
India has 16 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 44th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 14 operating and 2 under construction or proposed. The largest is Vasai Oil and Gas Field (India).
The largest owner-operators are Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (11), BP PLC (2) and Reliance Industries Ltd (2) — Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd alone is named on 69% of them. Half of India's oil & gas fields in service predate 2016 (median commissioning year of the 12 with a known date), 6 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Ankleshwar Oil and Gas Field (Gujarat, India), dating from 1960. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Cluster 1 Oil and Gas Field (India), proposed.
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Largest oil & gas fields in India
- Vasai Oil and Gas Field (India)1976
- R Cluster Gas Field (India)2020
- Cluster 2 Oil and Gas Field (India)2024
- D-1 Oil and Gas Field (India)1976
- Daman Gas Field (India)
- Raageshwari Deep Gas Oil and Gas Field (Rajasthan, India)2013
- Ankleshwar Oil and Gas Field (Gujarat, India)1960
- Geleki Oil and Gas Field (Assam, India)1968
- Kuthalam Oil and Gas Field (India)
Who owns India's oil & gas fields
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd11 69%
- BP PLC2 13%
- Reliance Industries Ltd2 13%
- Vedanta Ltd2 13%
- Focus Energy Ltd1 6%
- Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd1 6%
- Iservices Investment Ltd1 6%
- Jubilant Oil & Gas Pvt Ltd1 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s2
- 1970s2
- 1980s1
- 2010s3
- 2020s4
Median commissioning year 2016 · oldest Ankleshwar Oil and Gas Field (Gujarat, India) (1960) · newest Cluster 2 Oil and Gas Field (India) (2024) · 12 of 16 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Cluster 1 Oil and Gas Field (India)2019 · proposed
- Hazarigaon Oil and Gas Field (India)2022 · proposed
How India compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 42. Tanzania19
- 43. Uzbekistan18
- 44. Republic of the Congo16
- 45. India16
- 46. Ukraine16
- 47. Israel15
- 48. Ireland14
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in India?
- OverWatts maps 16 oil & gas fields in India — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 44th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in India?
- Vasai Oil and Gas Field (India), operated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in India?
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 11 of 16 (69%). Next are BP PLC (2), Reliance Industries Ltd (2) and Vedanta Ltd (2).
- How old are India's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 2016, across the 12 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Ankleshwar Oil and Gas Field (Gujarat, India) (1960); 6 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in India?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Cluster 1 Oil and Gas Field (India) and Hazarigaon Oil and Gas Field (India).