Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and BP Plc on Friday said production has started from the R-Cluster, an ultra-deep-water gas field in the KG D6 block, off the east coast of India.
Billed as Asia’s deepest offshore gas field with water depth of more than 2,000 metres, the field was initially expected to start production in June but the covid-19 pandemic delayed those plans.
RIL and. its partner, London-based BP, had in June 2017 announced an investment of ₹40,000 crore in three sets of gas discoveries to reverse flagging production in the KG D6 block. These are R-Cluster, Satellite Cluster and MJ field. R-Cluster is the first to come on stream. RIL said these clusters combined are expected to meet 15% of India’s gas demand by 2023.
