Minister Hardeep Puri: ONGC Successfully Caps Sivasagar Gas Well Blowout

Earlier this month, on June 12, gushes of gas were seen erupting from the Well RDS-147 of the ONGC's Rudrasagar field. Immediately thereafter, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) took operational control of Well RDS 147 in its Rudrasagar field in Sivasagar, Assam, to control the gas blowout.

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Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has successfully capped the blowout of RDS#147A well site in Sivasagar. Union Minister gave an update regarding the incident on the social media platform 'X'. "ONGC has successfully capped the blowout of well RDS#147A at 1115 hours today. This blowout started on 12th June and has been capped successfully within the shortest possible time, following all the best practices." The minister also gave credit to the Crisis Management Team of ONGC, along with the international well control experts, for making the situation at the site back to no