Ravva oil field

The Ravva oil field in the Krishna Godavari Basin is located in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Ravva oil field
Location of Ravva Oil Onshore facilities
Country	India
Region	Andhra Pradesh
Location	Surasani Yanam, East Godavari District
Block	PKGM-1
Offshore/onshore	Offshore
Coordinates	16.4879328°N 82.0896668°E / 16.4879328; 82.0896668
Operator	Cairn Energy
Partners	Cairn India, ONGC, Videocon and Ravva Oil Singapore Private Limited
Service contractors	Petrodril, VP Petro6 Engineers
Field history
Discovery	1987
Start of development	1993
Start of production	1994
Production
Current production of oil	25,986 barrels per day (~1.295×10^6 t/a)
Year of current production of oil	2015[1]

Ownership

The field is operated by Cairn India with a 22.5% share. Its partners in the field are the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with a 40% share, Videocon Petroleum with a 25% share and Ravva Oil Singapore Private Limited with a 12.5%.^[2]

Development and production

The oil field was developed in partnership with Cairn India, ONGC, Videocon and Ravva Oil Singapore Private Limited, under a 25-year production sharing contract (PSC) that expired in 2019. There are eight unmanned offshore platforms and sub-sea pipelines are being operated. The crude oil produced from the Ravva field is transferred to the Ravva onshore terminal via four pipelines. Processing takes place at a 225-acre facility at Surasani Yanam. The onshore storage capacity is one million barrels.^[1][2]

See also

• Bombay High
• Krishna Godavari Basin