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Responding to Hindustan Petroleum’s assertions astir having obtained high-chloride contented successful the crude lipid from their B-80 field, the Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOECL) said Tuesday (October 28, 2025) the institution was examining the claims. More importantly, it informed “no nonaccomplishment oregon harm oregon assertion is attributable to the institution (HOECL)” arsenic per the agreement.
“The institution volition prosecute successful treatment with HPCL for redressing the issues,” it stated successful their connection to exchanges.
HPCL recovered “very precocious brackish and chloride” successful the acquired crude lipid
On Monday (October 27), state-owned refiner Hindustan Petroleum had stated that a portion of the crude lipid it received from the B-80 Mumbai Offshore oilfield, operated by HOECL, was recovered to beryllium carrying “very precocious brackish and chloride contented successful the [acquired] crude oil”. It attributed them to person caused operational issues during processing, including corrosion successful downstream units and yielding suboptimal outputs successful their Mumbai refineries.
HPCL had besides stated that the claims and damages successful enactment with contractual presumption to beryllium pursued.
The explorer had entered into an statement into a crude lipid income statement with the refiner this September. The offtake and custody transportation were completed the aforesaid period entailing a measurement of astir 54.6 MT of crude oil. HOECL stated successful their latest connection that the indicative prime of the crude, arsenic underlined successful the contract, was based connected an independently approved laboratory study from July. It added that HPCL aboriginal took the illustration and subsequently tested it themselves arsenic well.
Operations astatine B-80 recommenced this August
HOECL had successfully re-moored the floating retention and offloading (FPSO) vas astatine the basin this August. Re-mooring refers to fastening units that clasp the floating platforms against wind, currents and waves. Production was temporarily halted June 27 successful the westbound Indian basin owing to “adverse upwind conditions”. The exploration institution had stated August that accumulation from some wells person recommenced with some being “under stabilisation”
