First Cargo of ONGC's Crude Oil 98/2 reaches MRPL

The first Cargo of ONGC's newly explored Crude Oil was received at Mangalore on March 9, 2024 in a glittering event held at MRPL. This new Crude Oil, named KG 98/2, was brought to Mangalore by a ship named Swarna Sindhu, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 2, 2024. This sweet (low sulphur) indigenous Crude is poised to be transformed into various fuels and petrochemicals at MRPL, Mangalore, contributing impactfully to the Athmanirbhar Bharath mission of the Government of India.KG 98/2 is ONGC's newly explored Crude oil on the Krishna Godavari Bhasin. This exploration resulted from an investment of Rs 30,000 Crore by ONGC in deep and ultra-deep field explorations fraught with natural and technical challenges. At its peak, this production is expected to reach 45,000 BOPD per day of crude oil and  10 million SCM  per day of Natural Gas. Speaking on the Occasion, M Shyamprasad Kamth MD MRPL said that this Crude Oil production results from ONGC Group's commitment and technical capabilities to contribute to the nation's energy self-dependence. He informed us that this crude oil would amount to a 7% increase in India's crude oil and natural gas production potential at its peak. Sanjay Varma, Director of Refinery, gave an Overview of the event's significance on India's energy landscape and its role in unlocking India's economic potential during the Amrit Khal. Sunil Kumar GGM Projects of ONGC symbolically handed over the Crude oil to MRPL. Director Finance of MRPL Vivek Tongaonkar, CVO Ganesh Bhat,  DG Indian Coast Guard PK Mishra were present along with representatives from NMPA, MSEZL, ISPRL, MBPL, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL. Krishna Hegde GGM HR Welcomed, Sandesh Coutinho CGM HR Proposed vote of thanks. Dr Rudolph Noronha, GM CC, Compered the event. MRPL, a coastal refinery with three separate crude distillation units and essential supporting infrastructure, is well poised to process newer crudes. This has enabled it to have a diverse crude basket of 250 crude Oil from around the globe, of which more than 100 have already been processed in the refinery complex at Mangalore.