India’s Hydrocarbon Outlook 2024 160 A Report on Exploration & Production Activities Overall awarded area of 2,42,056 sq. Km is split in to three categories of sedimentary basins as follows: Category of Basin Number of Blocks Area (Sq. km.) % of area Category-I 100 117425 48.51% Category-II 29 85580 35.36% Category-III 15 39051 16.13% Grand Total 144 2,42,056 100% Basin No. of Blocks Contract Area Awarded Andaman-Nicobar 4 23262 Assam Arakan Fold Belt 14 6569 Assam Shelf 21 20883 Bengal-Purnea 5 17396 Cambay 24 12277 Table 6.11: Basin-wise area awarded under OALP rounds Figure 6.8: Distribution of Acreage Awarded till OALP-VIII, by Basin Category Table 6.12: Basin wise segregation of Awarded Blocks (OALP I to VIII) Figure 6.9: Distribution of Acreage Awarded till OALP-VIII, by location type AWARDED AREA Category-III 16% Category-1 49% Category-ll 35% Deep Water Onland Shallow Water Ultra Deep Water 51% 28% 16% 5% OALPVIII 10 6 13 34,365 34,365 10 Total 149 40 252 2,44,014 2,42,057 144 OALP Bid Round Blocks on offer Number of participants No. of bids Area on offer (sq.km.) Area awarded (sq.km.) No. of Blocks Awarded * No bid received for five CBM Blocks. Total Area 2,42,056 sq. km. Total Area 2,42,056 sq. km.
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