New Delhi: Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday that India’s energy journey is entering a new era as seven sedimentary basins are under study with advanced technology for the exploration of oil and gas across the country.

“Mission Anveshan, one of the largest seismic mapping programmes for oil and gas in India’s history, has been launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision. The Rs 792 crore programme launched in Oct 2024 is targeting 20,000 ground line kilometres (GLK) of seismic surveys of which over 8,000 GLK has already been surveyed,” the minister said.

“From the sands of Rajasthan to the sea depths of the KG Basin -- Bharat is mapping its own energy future,” the minister remarked.

While 1 million square km offshore area is now open for oilfield expl

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