3.4. India – Petroleum – Petroleum and Natural Gas

Oil exploration and production was systematically taken up after the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was set up in 1956. Till then, the Digboi in Assam was the only oil producing region but the scenario has changed after 1956. Mumbai High which lies 160 km off Mumbai was discovered in 1973 and production commenced in 1976. In recent years, new oil deposits have been found at the extreme western and eastern parts of the country.