MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERALS
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Gujarat
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Maharashtra
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Assam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Assam is India’s oldest petroleum producing state. The first oil deposits in the country were discovered near the town of Digboi in the state of Assam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Assam is the oldest oil producing state of India. Digboi, Naharkatiya and Moran-Hugrijan are the important oil fields in the state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Digboi is known as the Oil City of Assam where the first oil well in Asia was drilled. The first refinery was started here as early as 1901. Digboi has the oldest oil well in operation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The oldest oil well was dug out in Digboi in Assam in 1901. Assam is the oldest oil producing state of India. The first oil well was drilled in 1859 in the USA. ASSAM Oil Company drilled the first oil well of Asia in Digboi in 1901.
Detailed explanation-5: -Today Assam accounts for 15% of India’s crude output which is 50% of India’s entire onshore production of oil and natural gas. Exploration and production giants like ONGC and Oil India limited have been operating in Assam successfully through its various oil fields.