Adani Welspun strikes gas in Mumbai Offshore's Tapti-Daman sector

AWEL said the drilling of the current well in March 2021 has confirmed the presence of substantial quantities of gas and condensate in the Block

Adani Welspun Exploration (AWEL) has discovered natural gas in its block located in the Tapti-Daman Sector of Mumbai Offshore basin.

AWEL holds total (100 per cent) participating interest (PI) and is the Operator of this NELP-VII block MB-OSN-2005/2 spread across 714.6 square kilometres. Production is already underway by other operators in the vicinity of this block.

Commenting on the discovery, Sandeep Garg, Managing Director, AWEL said, “The company is also an operator with 100 per cent PI of an adjacent Discovered Small Field B-9 Cluster in this prolific gas bearing zone. The proximity of these two prospective Blocks will enable