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ONGC to increase deepwater drilling and capex to boost output

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annually in deepwater
100 exploratory wells
in 2015-16
21.1 MMT
in 2023-24
18.1 MMT
in 2024-25
18.56 MMT

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to drill up to 100 exploratory wells annually in deepwater areas, increasing capital expenditure to counter declining crude oil output. Production fell from 21.1 MMT in 2015-16 to 18.1 MMT in 2023-24, with a slight recovery expected to 18.56 MMT in 2024-25. This strategic shift aims for higher-risk, higher-reward finds.

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The market after the news

ONGC closed +2.5% on the day of the news, from ₹268.58 to ₹275.39; Nifty +0.3% over the same session; futures OI −0.1%.

Bulletin at 07:07 IST on 29 Jan 2026. Every change is measured from ₹268.58, the last close before it, on 28 Jan. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • ONGC close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
ONGC closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it242.37266.92291.46axis spans 20%before the news · 28 Jan268.58Nifty 50ONGCbulletinD0+1+3+521 Jan2 Feb11 FebFutures open interest, lotspeak 55,000Reference close ₹268.58. 16 sessions from 21 Jan to 11 Feb; the price axis spans 20 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before28 Jan₹268.58basebase
On the day29 Jan₹275.39▲ +2.5%▲ +0.3%+2.2 pp difference
+1 session30 Jan₹268.96▲ +0.1%▼ −0.1%+0.2 pp difference
+3 sessions2 Feb₹253.95▼ −5.5%▼ −1.0%−4.5 pp difference
+5 sessions4 Feb₹266.95▼ −0.6%▲ +1.7%−2.3 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.5%+1.42 on 29 Jan
Day's range, % · ₹
3.3%≈ 8.8 high to low
Volume on the day
3.22×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −0.1%−61 lots · short covering · price +2.5%
Futures OI open, lots
41,00029 Jan · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−1.64−0.6% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.78from 0.88 the session before
Max pain
260from 257 the session before

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