NELP I

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Government of India invited bids for NELP-I on 8 January 1999. 48 blocks were put on offer and biding was closed on 18 August 1999. PSCs were signed for 24 blocks on 12 April 2000.
NELP I consisted of following blocks.

Block Partners KG-DWN-98/1 RIL (100% and Operator) KG-DWN-98/2 ONGC (90% and Operator) Cairn (10%) KG-DWN-98/3 RIL (90% and Operator) Niko Resources (10%) KG-DWN-98/4 ONGC (85% and Operator) Oil India (15%) KG-DWN-98/5 ONGC (100% and Operator) MN-DWN-98/2 RIL (100% and Operator) MN-DWN-98/3 ONGC (100% and Operator) SR-OSN-97/1 RIL (100% and Operator) KG-OSN-97/1 ONGC (100% and Operator) NEC-OSN-97/1 OAO Gazprom (50% and Operator) GAIL (50%) NEC-OSN-97/2 RIL (90% and Operator) Niko Resources (10%) Relinquished MB-OSN-97/2 RIL (100% and Operator) MB-OSN-97/3 RIL (100% and Operator) MB-OSN-97/4 ONGC (70% and Operator) IOCL (30%) CY-OSN-97/1 HOEC (80% and Operator) MIL (20%) CY-OSN-97/2 Oil India (100% and Operator) GK-OSN-97/1 RIL (100% and Operator) KK-OSN-97/3 ONGC (100% and Operator) KG-OSN-97/2 RIL (100% and Operator) KG-OSN-97/3 RIL (100% and Operator) KG-OSN-97/4 RIL (100% and Operator) KK-OSN-97/2 RIL (100% and Operator) GV-ONN-97/1 ONGC (40% and Operator) IOCL (30%) Cairn (15%) CEEPC (15%) GV-ONN-97/1 ONGC (40% and Operator) IOCL (30%) Cairn (15%) CEEPC (15%) MN-OSN-97/3 ONGC (85% and Operator) GAIL (15%)