India's Hydrocarbon Outlook – 2022-2023

103 DGH: 3 DECADES OF UNLOCKING INDIA'S HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL Figure 3.3: Signing of MoU in presence of Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Housing and Urban Affairs and the Ambassador of India to the United States during India Energy Week 2023 Technical collaboration with research organizations and academia: 1) MoU between DGH and Geological Survey of India (GSI) has been signed on 02nd November 2022 at DGH Office Noida for subsurface data sharing and technology transfer. MoU has been signed for initial 5 years tenure as an initiative to broaden the usage of subsurface geological data and information earlier acquired for oil and gas exploration. The broad objectives of the MoU are: i) To collaborate and facilitate sharing of geo- scientific data available with both the organizations for sustainable development of mineral resources, ii) To plan a common program including institutional strengthening and capacity building for 3Dmodelling and visualization technologies and iii) To transfer of know-how with regard to NDR of DGH in connection with proposed National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) of Ministry of Mines. 2) On September 7th, 2022, the DGH and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) signed an MoU for subsurface data analysis with the application of AI/ ML. The project's objective is to enhance understanding of subsurface structures, including their geometry, architecture, structural evolution, and basin architecture in the Upper Assam region. 3) A research collaboration has been established with the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Australia to conduct a study on the geomorphology of deep-water deposits located in the Bay of Bengal. 4) MoU has been signed between DGH and Pandit Deen Dayal Energy University (PDEU) on 14th December, 2022 for technical collaboration for detailed prospectivity study of Kutch Saurashtra basins of offshore Gujarat.