ONGC drills well in east coast
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said that the ultradeep water drillship DDKG1 spudded well NA7-1 in exploratory block KG-DWN-2004/1 in east coast India at a water depth of 3,165 metre (10,385 ft). With this, ONGC set a world record for drilling well in deepest water depth by an offshore drilling rig, the firm said in a statement. ONGC hired the rig from Reliance Industries (RIL).