Natural Gas Reserves in India: The American tariff is a ‘good news’ for India amidst the extended fees of H-1B and the uncertainties on trade talks. Actually, a large reserves of natural gas have been handed over in the Andaman Sea. This discovery is no less than a major achievement. This will make India and strong and self -reliant in India Energy Sector. Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced it on Friday. During this, he called it the ocean of ‘energy opportunities’. He said, this discovery of natural gas will prove to be an important milestone in our journey of our Amrit period.

Where did the reserves of natural gas get?

It was found in 2 wells of Vijaypur in the reserve of natural gas, which is located at a depth of 295 meters, about 17 km from the Andaman coast. Its target depth was kept at 2650 meters. That is, the well was dug from the surface of the water to a depth of 2650 meters in the ground under the sea. The jackpot of the Natural Gas Reserve was handed over when the first 295 meters was dug up to a depth of 295 meters. This was followed by a depth of about 2355 meters and drilled.

Puri said, “Initial production testing of the well from the well 2212 to 2250 meters was detected to have natural gas. It also saw flairing from time to time. Gas samples were brought to Kakinada, they were tested and found that they have 87 percent methane. In the coming months, the size of the gas bridge and commercially it will be how helpful it will be. This discovery will reduce India’s dependence on import of natural gas, which has been increasing continuously for the last few years. In the business year 2023-24, about 44 percent consumption of India’s natural gas was completed through imports.

An Ocean of Energy Oportunities Opens Up in the Andaman Sea!
Very happy to report the occurrence of natural gas in Sri Vijayapuram 2 Well at a distance of 9.20 nm (17 km) from the shoreline on the east coast of the andaman islands at a water deepthars and targeters and targeters and targeters… pic.twitter.com/4VDEGTT8BT

– Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSpuri) September 26, 2025

Benefits of methane

• Methane coal and oil are more clean than it leads to low carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. If India starts using methane instead of coal (about 70 percent of electricity is produced from this) for electricity generation, then it may reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Methane has high amount of energy per unit. This is the reason that plants with electric natural gas are more efficient than coal -powered plants.
• In addition to electricity, methane can be used as cooking fuel (CNG pipeline for homes), industrial feedstock (fertilizer, chemistry), transport fuel (CNG for vehicles), which can reduce crude oil consumption.
• Many people are expected to get employment by preparing infrastructure of methane gas production, transport and distribution of distribution. This will further secure India in the energy sector, imports will be less and the country will become self -sufficient.
• Methane is also a good option of renewable energy. Like solar and wind energy, it can help the country to achieve the target set on renewable energy.

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