New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) In a significant development, natural gas has been found in the Andaman basin, confirming the long-held belief that the Andaman Sea is rich in natural gas, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.

The minister informed about the occurrence of natural gas in the Sri Vijayapuram 2 well at a distance of 9.20 NM (17 km) from the shoreline on the east coast of the Andaman Islands at a water depth of 295 metres and target depth of 2,650 metres.

“An ocean of energy opportunities opens up in the Andaman Sea,” said the minister in a post on social media platform X.

“Initial production testing of the well in the range of 2212 – 2250 meters has established the presence of natural gas with intermittent flaring. The gas samples were brought by ship to Kaki

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