Oil India plans to hire an international consultant for gaining technological know-how to exploit heavy oil from its newly discovered wells. The company recently discovered oil reserves in an oil well in the Nachna area at a depth of 1,229 m. The firm also found oil reserves in another well two months ago. Oil found in both these wells comes in the category of heavy oil but India still does not have the technique to exploit heavy oil. During exploration works, oil and gas was found in many areas
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Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL), which proposed to set up a 9 million tonne a year refinery at Barmer in Rajasthan, has asked the oil ministry to give firm allocation of crude oil from Cairn India's oilfields in the state.
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HPCL mulls 9 mn t refinery at Barmer
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