National Deep Water Exploration Mission:
Prime Minister of India announced the National Deep Water Exploration Mission on the 79th Independence Day to boost offshore oil and gas discovery, targeting areas like the Andaman Sea and deep waters off the Andhra coast to achieve energy self-reliance.
- National Deep Water Exploration Mission is a flagship energy security initiative to explore untapped oil and gas reserves beneath India’s seabed.
- Designed to operate in mission mode for accelerated offshore exploration.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- Supported by Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) and allied research institutions.
- Objective:
- Reduce dependence on crude oil and natural gas imports.
- Enhance domestic hydrocarbon production capacity.
- Strengthen India’s long-term energy security.
- Promote Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the energy sector.
