Dharmendra Pradhan dedicates West Bengal’s first and India’s 8th oil and gas reserve ‘Bengal Basin’ to nation

Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated West Bengal’s first oil and gas reserve, ‘Bengal Basin’, to the nation.
The Bengal Basin is explored and owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
It is the eight producing basin of India by ONGC.
The other are: Krishna-Godavari (KG), Mumbai Offshore, Assam Shelf, Rajasthan, Cauvery, Assam-Arakan Fold Belt and Cambay.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited commenced the production of crude oil from the Asokenagar-1 well, Bengal Basin in 24 Paragana district of the state on 20 December 2020.