மன்னார் வளைகுடாவில் ஆழ்கடல் எண்ணெய் கிணறு தோண்டும் வேலைகள் அடுத்த ஆண்டு ஜனவரியில் ஆரம்பிக்கப்படும் என்று அமைச்சர் சுசில் பிரேமஜெயந் தெரிவித்தார்.
Offshore drilling in the Mannar basin will commence from late January 2011 to May 2011’ said Petroleum minister Susil Premajayantha speaking to the Sunday Leader. The drilling in question is proposed to be carried out by companies subcontracted by Cairn, who are calling for tenders from drilling companies for the same right now. This follows 3D seismic surveys carried out by Cairn apparently confirming the presence of sufficient evidence of oil reserves to warrant initial drilling activities. The Mannar basin has 8 such ‘blocks’ of space available for oil exploration. Only one such block has been allocated to Cairn for operations. Two other blocks have been allocated to the Indian and Chinese governments, who are as yet to commence working on these areas. The remaining 5 blocks are scheduled to be tendered off within the next two or three months, the Minister said.
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