Aishwarya Oil Fields

Aishwarya Oil Fields
CountryIndia
RegionRajasthan
LocationBarmer district
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
OperatorCairn Energy
Field history
Start of productionMarch 2013
Production
Current production of oil30,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10^6 t/a)
Year of current production of oil2013

Aishwarya oil field is located in Barmer district in Rajasthan state in India. It is India's second biggest oil discovery; 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". Hindustan Times.
  2. ^ "Miss World is immortalised in oil". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ Bhatia, Vimal (19 March 2013). "Farmers' protest may delay setting up refinery: Ashok Gehlot". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.