PTI
Mori (Andhra Pradesh)
A gas pipeline leak at a well in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, operated by ONGC’s production contractor Deep Industries Ltd, triggered a fire on Monday. There were no reports of any deaths or injuries, according to preliminary information shared by an official of the Maharatna public sector company.
Following the gas leak and the subsequent fire, senior officials of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from Rajahmundry rushed to Mori village, where the blaze broke out at Well Mori-5, the official said.
“The fire occurred due to a gas pipeline leakage at the Mori-5 well, which is operated by Deep Industries Ltd as part of production enhancement operations,” the official told PTI. ONGC officials have reached the site to assess the situation and analyse the cause of the incident, he added. The Konaseema district administration is also responding to the incident and coordinating firefighting and safety measures at the site.
“An incident of gas leakage during workover operations at Well Mori-5 was reported by the PEC operator, Deep Industries Limited, at the Mori field,” ONGC said in a press release.
The well is located in a remote area, with no human habitation within a radius of approximately 600 metres.
The affected area has been cordoned off, cooling operations have commenced, and ONGC has mobilised its Crisis Management Teams (CMT and RCMT), the oil and gas major said.
