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ONGC plans $18-20 billion deep-water exploration push, aims for largest ever oil drilling project for India’s energy security

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2026

ONGC issued a global tender for hiring deep water oil rigs as part of the government's Samudra Manthan mission, which seeks to enhance India's energy security.

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‘Samudrayaan’: India’s first manned deep ocean research mission readying its submersible ‘MATSYA 6000’, minister Kiren Rijiju shares glimpses

OpIndia Staff - 12 September, 2023

Rijiju also shared a video of himself inside the vessel, with a mission expert explaining how 'Matsya 6000' will explore the deep ocean and how the individuals joining the deep-sea expedition will be able to sustain themselves there.