ONGC repairs damage Cyclone Tauktae caused to its offshore installations
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has repaired 100 offshore installations in the Arabian Sea that were damaged by Cyclone Tauktae a year ago, the company said.
Western offshore was hit by the cyclone Tauktae during May 16-17, 2021. On May 17, 2021, Barge P-305, deployed by Afcons for work it was doing for ONGC, lost all anchors and hit a wellhead platform after drifting.
The sinking of Afcons’ Barge P-305 and a tug boat Varaprada killed 86 persons.
“ONGC overhauls damages caused by Cyclone #Tauktae in offshore installations on Arabian Sea. 100 platforms (76 unmanned, 24 process platform jackets) restored, using 1052 tons of Indigenously-sourced materials,” ONGC said in a tweet. Western offshore produces bulk of India’s oil and natural gas.
