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The National Centre for
Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa (NCAOR) and the Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC) launched a joint collaborative scientific project on
"Surface Geochemical Exploration and Paleoclimatic Stuides". In a function
held at Hotel Radisson at Varca, Shri Rasik Ravindra, Director, NCAOR and
Shri D.K. Pande, Director (Exploration), ONGC, Shri S.V. Rao, Executive
Director, ONGC and Dr M. Sudhakar, Group Director, NCAOR shared the dais to
preside over the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ceremony on 23rd August,
2007 at 1100 hrs. The function was attended by the dignitaries from various
institutions in Goa as well as the officers/scientists of NCAOR and ONGC. Dr
B.N. Sharma, Dy.Gen.Manager, ONGC made a presentation on the significance of
this initiative between NCAOR and ONGC and the scientific studies that ONGC
intend to carryout for hydrocarbon signatures. Dr Rahul Mohan, Scientist,
NCAOR briefed the gathering about the activities of NCAOR and the various
facilities that would be offered for the joint initiative. This was followed
by an address by Shri.D.K.Pande who elaborated the need for such joint
collaborative work and its continuation on long term basis for the benefit
of the country. He opined that this a small beginning and this needs to grow
further in different spheres of offshores studies wherein the country can
benefit in the filed of attaining self sufficiency in the oil sector as well
as the knowledge base can be developed.
Shri.Rasik Ravindra stressed that this was a milestone for NCAOR as it
enters an arena of joint research with the Oil giant like ONGC. Sri.Ravindra
was happy to note that such joint programmes can bring the two communities (ONGC
and NCAOR) together. This was followed by the Signing of the MOU Document by
Shri.D.K.Pande and Shri.Rasik Ravindra followed by exchange of momentos.This
MOU marks a beginning of joint collaborative studies between the two giants
in oil exploration and ocean/ polar research in the country who shall share
their resources and scientific manpower for successful implementation of
this collobarative scientific project. Under this MOU the first field
studies are proposed in October, 2007 off Saurastra coast for assessing the
hydrocarbon potential by surface geochemical exploration methods as well as
the paleoclimatic reconstruction of the last 100,000 years by raising about
500 long sediments cores from the seabed using the services of ORV Sagar
Kanya, a scientific research vessel belonging to the Ministry of Earth
Sciences under the management of NCAOR is capable of taking up such
sophisticated studies said Dr M. Sudhakar, Group Director in a press
note.The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Suryanarayana, GM, ONGC. The
event was covered by Doordarshan and other media.
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