What the records say
- When
- 27 May 2020
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 27.60° N, 95.41° E
- Description
- A petroleum gas and oil leak occurred in Indian Oil's Baghjan Oilfield, in Assam.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2020 Assam gas and oil leak.
2020 Assam gas and oil leak
Oilfield accident in India
The 2020 Assam gas and oil leak, also referred as the Baghjan gas leak, was a blowout and methane leak that happened in Oil India Limited's Baghjan Oilfield in Tinsukia district, Assam, India on 27 May 2020. The blowout occurred at Well No. 5 in the Baghjan Oil Field, resulting in a leak of natural gas.
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