RIL, BP commences production from third KG-D6 deepwater field

Guwahati: The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP plc have confirmed the production from the MJ field following testing and commissioning activities. The MJ field represents the last three major deepwater developments that the RIL-BP consortium has brought into production in block KG-D6 off the east coast of India on June 30.

RIL and BP confirmed the commencement of production on Tuesday. The start of gas and condensate production from the MJ field follows the start-up of the R-Cluster field in December 2020 and Satellite Cluster in April 2021. All three developments utilise the existing hub infrastructure for the block.

Together, the three fields are expected to produce around 30 million standard cubic metres of gas a day (1 billion cubic feet a day) when MJ field reaches peak production. This is expected to account for around one third of India’s current domestic gas production and meet approximately 15% of India’s demand.

RIL CMD Mukesh Ambani said they continue to be proud of the partnership with BP that combines our expertise in commissioning complex projects under some of the most challenging environments in the last few years.

Their close strategic partnership with RIL now stretches back over 15 years and we are proud of how it continues to deepen — in gas, retail, aviation fuels and sustainable mobility solutions. Together they are helping to meet India’s growing energy needs, bringing the best of each partner to create real value.

Discovered in 2013 and sanctioned in 2019, the MJ field is located in water depths of up to 1,200 m about 30 km from the existing onshore terminal at Gadimoga on the east coast of India. MJ is a high pressure and high temperature (HPHT), gas and condensate field.

The field will produce from eight wells and reach a peak gas production of around 12 MMSCMD gas and 25,000 barrels of condensate per day.

RIL is the operator of the KG-D6 block with a 66.67% participating interest and bp holds a 33.33% participating interest. Reliance is India’s largest private sector company, with a consolidated revenue of Rs 976,524 crore and net profit of Rs 74,088 crore for the year ended March 31, 2023.

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