Cambay basin
Also called: Khambhat basin, Gujarat oilfields · Topic: Energy Resources of India: Conventional and Non-conventional · NCERT: Class 10, Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources"; Class 12, Ch 5 "Mineral and Energy Resources"
Meaning
The Cambay basin is a long sedimentary basin in Gujarat around the Gulf of Khambhat. A sedimentary basin is a low area where layers of sand and mud piled up over millions of years. In time, these layers trapped oil and gas. It is one of India's main onshore oil and gas regions. It also gives gas to Gujarat's industries.
Example
Ankleshwar, where oil was struck in 1960, is the most important field in the basin. Other fields include Kalol, Mehsana, Nawagam, Kosamba and Lunej.
Don't confuse with
- Mumbai High: an offshore field about 160 km out in the Arabian Sea. The Cambay basin fields are mostly on land, in Gujarat.
Related concepts
- Petroleum
- Anticline trap
- Oil and Natural Gas Commission
- Digboi oilfield
- Naharkatiya oilfield
- Mumbai High
- Barmer oil fields
- Krishna-Godavari basin
- Field-based and market-based refineries
- Strategic Petroleum Reserve