Govt to soon announce award of NELP-VII blocks: Pandey

New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) Petroleum Secretary R S Pandey today said the government will announce in a few days the award of blocks under the seventh round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP-VII).

''We will announce the award of NELP-VII blocks in a few days,'' Mr Pandey told reporters on the sidelines of a conference.

In NELP-VII, out of the 57 blocks offered, 28 are in the offshore segment while the rest are on land blocks.

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