Reliance Industries discovered natural gas reserves in the deep waters of the KG-D6 block in 2002, the largest gas discovery globally that year. They completed exploration and production in 6.5 years, faster than the global average of 8-10 years. This was India's first deepwater project, extracting gas from 2km below the seabed when the country had no prior experience with depths below 90m. Reliance also achieved discovery and development costs around 30% lower than typical global costs. The project helped meet India's growing gas demand and reduced imports.

1. Reliance Industries Ltd. Deep Water Oil and gas exploration to production KG-D6

3. Completed in 6.5 years time against global average 8 -10 years.

4. At a depth of 2 km below the seabed. No one had gone below 90 mts. in India.

5. Discovery and development cost was ~30% lower than global average.

8. Absence of deepwater technology knowhow, vendors, contractors, skilled labour, in India.

9. 4 months good weather:

10. hostile ocean conditions – strong winds, swells, currents, cyclones

11. scorching conditions 50 degrees C in summer

13. Conventional: Single Turnkey Provider: Long waitlists Global span of execution, 24 X 7 round the clock: Over 200 best in class consultants & service providers engaged in over 20 locations worldwide Reliance Industries Ltd.: KG-D6

14. Soil erosion effecting stability of equipment at the sea bed. Corrosion of equipment Current loads impacting equipment at sea bed. Flow assurance of fluids: conversion into crystalline solids called hydrates. Reliance Industries Ltd.: KG-D6

16. 500 line km of pipelines & Umbilicals

17. >200 subsea connections

19. Congratulations Reliance Industries!