Assam: Another gas leak at Baghjan oil field, OIL acts promptly

The Baghjan oil field in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district, operated by Oil India Limited (OIL) again reported gas leakage on March 8.

As per reports, the OIL acted promptly to stop leakage and avoided any calamities.

The incident took place at an oil well at Baghjan in Tinsukia of Oil India Limited wherein gas and condensate were released through the pipe.

It is yet to be ascertained how the incident took place.

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Currently, the Oil India authorities have been able to bring the situation under control.

Earlier, a Natural gas blowout occurred in Oil India Limited’s Baghjan Oilfield in the district of Tinsukia, Assam, India on 27 May 2020.

The blowout occurring at Well No. 5 in the Baghjan Oil Field, resulting in a leak of natural gas, subsequently caught fire on 9 June 2020 and was finally doused on 15th of November after burning for 159 days, becoming India’s longest Oil well fire. 

The disaster has resulted in three deaths officially, large-scale local evacuations, environmental damage and the locals losing their homes, belongings and livelihoods and separated families.