Dibrugarh: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Tuesday commissioned gas evacuation facilities at its Khoraghat Group Gathering Station-1 (GGS-1) in Assam’s Golaghat district marking a significant step in expanding the region’s gas infrastructure. The facility will allow surplus associated natural gas from the Upper Assam Shelf to be processed and channelled into the North East Gas Grid (NEGG), developed by Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL).The commissioning comes soon after the Dergaon–Dimapur Pipeline was brought online, a project that extended gas connectivity to Nagaland and linked it to both the North East Gas Grid and the National Gas Grid. With Khoraghat now feeding into the network, nearly 1 lakh Standard Cubic Metres (SCM) of gas per day from ONGC’s Jorhat asset can be effectively utilised instead of being flared or wasted.Officials said the move is part of a broader push to make full use of associated gas produced alongside crude oil in the upper Assam fields. ONGC is currently developing additional hook-up facilities at Jantapathar and Kasomarigaon, which will connect more producing fields under its Jorhat Asset to the NEGG. Once operational, these facilities are expected to further boost gas supply, cut down flaring, and reinforce the region’s gas-based economy.The expanded pipeline network is expected to have a wide-ranging impact, benefiting households through piped natural gas connections, supporting industrial units with a reliable fuel source, enabling growth in gas-based transport and strengthening power generation capacity. Officials noted that better gas availability could also spur new investment and infrastructure development across Assam and the broader North-Eastern region.
