Aishwarya Oil Fields

Aishwarya Oil Fields
Country India
Region Rajasthan
Location Barmer district
Offshore/onshore Onshore
Operator Cairn Energy
Field history
Start of production March 2013
Production
Current production of oil 30,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10^6 t/a)
Year of current production of oil 2013

Aishwarya oil field is located in Barmer district in Rajasthan state in India. It is India's second biggest oil discovery and has been named after Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who Cairn Energy Executives described as a 'living goddess'.[1][2] It went into production in March, 2013 starting off at 30,000 barrels per day. The MBA field is expected to scale up to 200,000 in two years, which will be around 10% of India's total oil consumption. At its peak rate, its production will be equal to around 30% of India's present oil production.[3]

References

  1. "Cairn Energy to name its oil field after Ash". . External link in |work= (help)
  2. "Miss World is immortalised in oil". . External link in |work= (help)
  3. Bhatia, Vimal (19 Mar 2013). "Farmers' protest may delay setting up refinery: Ashok Gehlot". timesofindia.com. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. TNN.

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