Raniganj West Gas Block (West Bengal, India)

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Raniganj West Gas Block is an operating gas block in West Bengal, India.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Block-level project details for Raniganj West Gas Block

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Raniganj West	Operating	–	–	–	–	–	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Raniganj West Gas Block

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	coal seam gas	202.62	million m³/y	2017
production	oil	0	million bbl/y	2016
production	gas	152.92	million m³/y	2015

Location

Table 3: Block-level location details for Raniganj West Gas Block

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Raniganj West	West Bengal, India	Unknown	23.13, 87.59 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the block:

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