There is only one blue planet – our Earth.

The resources of this planet are finite. And they belong to all.

ONGC realizes this.

This realization has led ONGC to adopt a strong Green agenda.

Of the many Green achievements of ONGC, some of the noteworthy ones are:

·      Accelerated investments in frontier Clean Coal Technologies like Underground Coal Gasification (UCG). The enormous untapped coal reserves – which are not normally mineable as they lie in depths of the order of  one kilometer – is a priority for ONGC. UCG inherently addresses the issues of environment pollution and site restoration.

·       Bio-remediation of Oil-contaminated sites for preserving soils – in keeping with the Montreal Protocol

·      Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to earn certified emission reductions as per the Kyoto Protocol

·       Development of a Green Drilling Fluid by ONGC’s in-house Institute of Drilling Technology (IDT)

·      Adopted an eco-friendly process for de-sludging crude-oil storage tanks

·        ONGC is the first company to achieve zero-flaring in Offshore

·       More than ninety nine per cent of ONGC’s installations - Offshore and Onshore (403 out of 407) - are accredited for globally-recognized certifications – the only organization in the world to have done so

·       On expanding green cover, maintaining biodiversity and providing sink to carbon dioxide apart from creating aesthetically satisfying environment are key objectives of the company.

No wonder, ONGC is India’s ‘Greenest Company’, as per Business Today AC-Nielson ORG Marg Survey 2004.

ONGC has also secured the Greentech Excellence Environment Award from Greentech Foundation.