Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) wholly owned subsidiary — ONGC Videsh has entered into the development stage with the submission of Declaration of Commerciality (DoC) for the block BM-SEAL-4, Brazil, located in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin
The company had registered a major gas discovery in 2019 in its deep offshore block BM-SEAL-4. Petrobras is the Operator of the block with 75% Participating Interest (PI) and in which partner ONGC Videsh holds 25% PI.
The block development module of Petrobras envisages the installation of a shared FPSO and a gas pipeline. The name suggested to the Brazilian regulator for the field is Budiao. The development module is presently in the contract planning phase and is expected to start production after 2026. The Consortium plans to continue all operational activities for submission of the Development Plan to the Regulator and meeting the target for the first oil.
ONGC is India’s largest government-run corporation and produces about 70% of India’s crude oil and natural gas. The corporation is the biggest public sector commercial organization in India.