MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERALS
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Question
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Ankleshwar
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Digboi
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Mumbai-high
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Mumbai
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Detailed explanation-1: –Option D) Bombay High – is a correct answer because the only off-shore oil field in India is Bombay High. Mumbai High is 176 km off the west coast in the Gulf of Cambay in Mumbai in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Production started Mumbai High field is an offshore oilfield located in the Arabian Sea, approximately 160km west of the Mumbai coast. Image courtesy of Nandu Chitnis. The Mumbai High field is operated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Detailed explanation-3: -Bombay-High is known for its Petroleum deposits. It is controlled by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). It was discovered by an Indian oil exploration team in 1965.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mumbai Offshore basin is located on the western continental shelf of India between Saurashtra basin in NNW and Kerela Konkan in the south.
Detailed explanation-5: -The largest oil field of India is Bombay high. It is situated about 161 km north of Bombay coast in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is off shore field. It produces near about 38% of our domestic production or 14% of India requirement.