ONGC starts oil exploration off Kochi coast
Updated on Aug 03, 2009 07:14 pm IST
Government run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corporation started a major oil exploration drill off Kochi coast on Sunday. ONGC chairman and managing director R S Sharma formally launched the drill and the top officials visited the site on helicopters. Sharma said that it would take 101 days to get a complete picture of the oil prospects in the area.
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