The Petroleum Ministry has constituted a three-member high-level committee to inquire into the blowout at an Oil India Ltd well in Assam and the subsequent fire that killed two firefighters and injured at least one.
The panel will be headed by SCL Das, Director General of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), a ministry order said.
It will “identify the lapses in following laid down protocols and procedures which led to the incident,” the order said.
The committee will also recommend short and long-term measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents including identifying any gaps in laid down standard operating procedure.
