L&T to fabricate platforms, pipelines for ONGC expansion projects offshore western India

The EPCIC scope for ONGC's Ratna-I and NLM-14 developments includes new platforms, subsea infrastructure and modifications to existing offshore facilities.
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Sept. 11, 2026
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  • The award advances additional development of two offshore western India assets, adding new platforms and subsea infrastructure while extending existing field facilities.

  • The project highlights continued investment by ONGC in mature offshore fields as India seeks to increase domestic oil and gas production.

Courtesy Larsen & Toubro Limited
Representative offshore wellhead platform

ONGC has awarded L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore an EPCIC contract covering new offshore platforms, pipelines and associated infrastructure for the ADR-I and NLM-14 developments offshore western India.

ONGC has awarded L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore (LTEH Offshore) an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for the Additional Development of Ratna-I (ADR I) and NLM-14 projects offshore India's west coast. 

The scope includes three new wellhead platforms, one riser platform, subsea pipelines and cables, along with brownfield modifications to existing offshore installations. 

According to Parthasarathi Chatterjee, senior vice president and head of LTEH Offshore, the developments combine construction of new offshore facilities with upgrades to producing assets, requiring integration with existing field infrastructure.

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Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.

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