Reliance Industries, BP start production from satellite cluster gas field in KG D6 block

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP today announced the start of production from the Satellite Cluster gas field in block KG D6 off the east coast of India. RIL and BP have been developing three deep-water gas developments in block KG D6 –R Cluster, Satellite Cluster and MJ – which together are expected to produce around 30 mmscmd (1 billion cubic feet a day) of natural gas by 2023, meeting up to 15% of India’s gas demand. The developments will each utilize the existing hub infrastructure in the KG D6 block.

RIL is the operator of the block with a 66.67% participating interest and BP holds a 33.33% participating interest.