NDTV reports that an oil well has been leaking “uncontrollably” in they key Indian state of Assam.
Gas is “uncontrollably” flowing out of a natural gas producing well of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in Assam after a blowout eight days ago and the public sector undertaking on Thursday said an expert agency is monitoring the environmental impact of the leak.
Pumping of water to the well through the casing valve is in progress to minimise chances of fire, a press release issued by the PSU major said.On May 27, a major blowout took place at the OIL well at Baghjan in Tinsukia district, next to Dibru Saikhowa National Park, forcing the administration to evacuate thousands of people living nearby to relief camps.
Digging of the water reservoir near the plinth of the well is complete, an area for placement of pumps of 2,500 gallons capacity is underway along with arrangement for collection of the required quantity of water from the source, the release said.
The company has called a Singapore-based firm which is expected to reach the site shortly, it said.
Building of an approach road is in progress at the well site.
A National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET) accredited consultant, engaged by the company to carry out environment impact assessment study, has started work at the site, the release said.
The OIL has approached the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur and the Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun for conducting detailed impact assessment studies.
The company’s fire service unit is stationed at the site for continuously water jacketing the well to avert any eventuality, it said.
The presence of gas, air and water quality is being monitored at constant intervals at strategic points, besides picking up layers of condensate deposited near the site.
Ambulances with para-medical staff are on stand by and a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been mobilised to look after the relief operation.
Fabrication and testing of equipment required for controlling the well is taking place at OIL workshop as it has been assessed that approach to the vicinity of the well would not be safe due to gas gushing at high pressures.
On May 29, the Assam Forest Department had issued a notice to OIL after dead river dolphins and fish were found in a lake nearby Dibru Saikhowa National Park and it was reported that had died due to the blowout. (source)
For those who may have heard of “Assam” type tea, this is where it comes from.
If one looks at Assam on a map, Assam is in a key area, for along with its western neighbor of Sikkim is a passageway to eastern India, which is for the most part rural and in many areas, as Shoebat.com has noted before, has a heavy Christian presence by way of British and American Baptist missionaries. Assam is the “heart” of eastern India, and for the region is the most populous and influential.
So what happened here? Nobody knows for sure so it seems. That is what appears to be so interesting.
Now there is no evidence to say what is exactly happening has to do with China. But it is a known fact that as Indian media has noted, eastern India is becoming a major center of Indian manufacturing that is directly rivaling China. This has been upcoming for several years quietly, but is starting to become a bigger issue with COVID-19, as it has spurned American support of India and a desire for companies to go elsewhere to manufacture their goods.
Remember when the COVID-19 crisis first started that Trump almost immediately went to India? This is the reason why- to prepare for a manufacturing shift to China. It is strictly political and related to the preparations for a major war in about ten years.
Therefore, it seems very odd that suddenly, an oil well catches fire and just seems as though it cannot stop burning.
Could we be seeing a Chinese geopolitical attack on India, albeit without saying so, because of the economic war that is going on?
This may be possible. It will also be interesting to see if China starts having problems in Yunnan, or India in Arunachal Pradesh, which are both in the south China/northeastern India region and border each other. –