Amid rising geopolitical tensions and volatile global oil markets, Oil India Ltd has ramped up crude production in Rajasthan’s Thar desert, reaching a record 1,202 barrels per day compared to last year's 705 barrels per day, a 70 per cent boost, from the Jodhpur sandstone formation, officials said. The Baghewala oil field, located in the Bikaner-Nagaur sub-basin of the Rajasthan basin, is among the few onshore heavy oil fields in India. Oil India has been producing heavy crude from the Baghewala field since 2017. The successful implementation of CSS technology, first piloted in 2018, has been a game-changer, enabling large-scale extraction and setting new benchmarks in thermal enhanced oil recovery in India. This is being marked as a key step towards reducing India's dependence on imported crude oil.

Source: The Telegraph April 05, 2026 08:22 UTC