Assam blowout: India ropes in American expertise to put out the fire

In Saturday's meeting, the US side shared their experience in dealing with similar gas blowout incidents in the US

In order to contain the Baghjan blowout and fire, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) has now roped in the US Department of Energy (DOE) and specialists in oil and gas disaster control from that country.

Senior officials of the ministry, along with top executives of Oil India and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the Crisis Management Team and other experts held detailed discussions with senior officials of the US Department of Energy (DOE) and US specialists on oil and gas disaster control on Saturday on containment of the blowout and fire in the gas well of Oil