ONGC plugs massive gas leakage in a private company well in Andhra Pradesh

NEW DELHI: ONGCNSE 0.14 %’s quick intervention has helped plug a massive gas leak and prevented a big fire in an Andhra Pradesh gas field that was originally discovered by the state-run firm but auctioned to a small private player three years ago by the government.

Following a desperate call from the field operator, PFH OilNSE 0.66 % and Gas, on Sunday afternoon, ONGC executives from the nearest base in Andhra Pradesh mounted a 40-hour operation, deploying their expertise, men, material and sophisticated equipment to plug the leakage that had the potential to spark an inferno of the like Andhra Pradesh had seen five years ago, people familiar with the matter said. A 2014 gas pipeline fire in Andhra Pradesh had killed more than two dozen people.