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    Recently ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) has announced an oil

    discovery in which of the following South American country?
    A Colombia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Argentina Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Peru Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Venezuela Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

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    ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the wholly owned subsidiary and overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC), the National Oil Company of India, has made an oil discovery in the recently drilled well, Urraca-IX, in CPO-5 block, Llanos Basin, Colombia. Urraca-1X was spudded on 20th April 2022 and drilled to target depth (TD) of 10956 ft., encountering 17 ft thick oil-bearing sands at a depth from 10201ft -10218 ft. During initial testing with Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP), fluid flowed @ approx. 600 bbl./day with around 40-50% W/C and oil of 16oAPI. Block CPO-5 was awarded to ONGC Videsh Limited in the 2008 bid round of Colombia. ONGC Videsh holds 70% participating interest (PI) in the block along with operatorship, remaining 30% is held by partner Geopark.

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