Though ONGC is digging appraisal wells at the Deen Dayal West (DDW) field it acquired from Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), it is still to submit the field development plan (FDP) and has sought time till December 2019 from the empowered committee of secretaries (ECS). ONGC was initially supposed to submit the FDP by February 2018.
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According to a source, while the ECS will allow the time to ONGC, given huge investments are involved, it will have to pay a penalty. ECS comprises secretaries of finance, petroleum and law.
