The beginning of production at what is now Asia’s deepest offshore natural gas field will increase the share of natural gas in India’s energy basket. India set to strengthen natural gas production A few days ago, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP announced the start of production from the R Cluster, an ultra-deepwater gas field in block KG D6 off the east coast of India. RIL and BP are developing three deepwater gas projects in block KG D6: R Cluster, Satellites Cluster, and MJ. Together, RIL said it expects the projects to meet over 15% of India’s natural gas demand by 2023. What makes the find even more newsworthy is that it is located at a depth of more than 2,000 meters, making R Cluster the deepest offshore gas field in Asia. Production ramp-up By the end of next year, it is expected to reach plateau gas production of […]