Largest Oil Field in Gujarat: Bombay High

The Bombay High offshore field, located ~176 km west of Mumbai in the Arabian Sea, is the largest oil field in Gujarat and in all of India.

  • Discovered: 1974 by ONGC.
  • Production started: 1976.
  • Peak output: ~340,000 barrels/day (1980s); current ~200,000 bpd.
  • Reserves: Estimated 2.5+ billion barrels recoverable.
  • Operated by ONGC; also includes satellite fields (Neelam, Heera, Bassein).

Onshore, the Ankleshwar field (Bharuch district) is Gujarat's largest and India's second-largest overall.

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