Samudra Manthan Mission unlocks India’s vast offshore potential: Union Minister Hardeep Puri

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said that India is turning uncertainty into opportunity and data into discovery to power the country’s energy future. In a social media post, Mr Puri said that a conference on Data Driven Exploration, which was held today, reaffirmed that seismic data is the foundational lever for accelerating exploration participation and investment.

He further said that by welcoming a robust multi-client data ecosystem which allows more minds to interpret, innovate, and discover, India is decisively changing how Exploration and Production has been considered a sector of uncertainty. The Minister added that with the Samudra Manthan Mission, India’s vast offshore potential is being unlocked with openness, collaboration, and cutting-edge science to fulfil the country’s quest towards energy Atma Nirbharta.