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US experts join ONGC to tackle Assam blowout

IndiaTimes Saturday, 21 June 2025
Following unsuccessful attempts by ONGC's crisis management team, three well control specialists from Cudd Well Control, US, have initiated intensive site preparations to contain a massive gas blowout at ONGC's Rudrasagar rig in Assam. The US team's deployment marks a critical escalation in efforts to manage the situation, which has led to the evacuation of 350 families.
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