Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has commissioned gas evacuation facilities at Khoraghat GGS-1 in Assam’s Golaghat district, enabling utilisation of nearly 1 lakh standard cubic metres of gas per day from its Jorhat asset.
The facility will allow surplus associated natural gas from the Upper Assam Shelf to be processed and evacuated through the North East Gas Grid developed by Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited. The project is also expected to complement the recently commissioned Dergaon-Dimapur Pipeline, which has connected Nagaland to the North East Gas Grid and the National Gas Grid.
More Producing Fields To Be Connected
ONGC is also developing hook-up facilities at Jantapathar and Kasomarigaon to connect additional producing fields of the Jorhat asset with the North East Gas Grid. The company said these projects are expected to increase gas availability, reduce flaring and support greater utilisation of locally produced natural gas in the region.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the commissioning would strengthen energy security and create opportunities across industry, transport, households and power. The latest infrastructure additions are part of efforts to improve gas evacuation from producing fields in the Northeast and integrate regional supplies with the wider national gas network.