Kohima, June 18 (EMN): A five-member delegation of the Oil India Limited (OIL) called on Minister for Soil and Water Conservation, Geology and Mining, V Kashiho Sangtam, to discuss issuing of petroleum exploration license (PEL) to the company in order to initiate oil exploration activities in the state, so that the government can reap benefits out of such activities.
The delegation was led by JPP Das, Executive Director (Frontier Basin) from Oil India Ltd., the second premier PSU from the exploration and production (E&P) company in the country, on June 17.
An update from the minister's office stated that the delegation met Sangtam at his office at Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Kohima, and briefed him about the company's activities in the Northeast and about the oil exploration block that has been awarded to OIL by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India.
They also conveyed that OIL would be happy to partner with the state government in its venture into any oil exploration and production initiatives.
Further, it informed that the minister, while appreciating the views expressed by the OIL team, shared the reasons why oil exploration and production in Nagaland has been stalled for the last 30 years. While maintaining that it is a complex geopolitical issue, he expressed hope that the pending court case would be resolved soon.