<p>State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday said a barge with 261 of its personnel deployed for offshore drilling in Bombay High in the Arabian Sea got de-anchored and started drifting because of the cyclonic storm Tauktae.</p>.<p>However, all the 261 people on board barge P305 are accounted for at 1300 hrs and barge has also been "steadied", an official spokesperson told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"Ahead of the cyclone, the barge was anchored at a safe distance but with the impact of the cyclone, it got de-anchored and drifted. However, it has been steadied again and is brought under control," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>As the cyclone is still active and yet to make a landfall, the situation is being constantly monitored.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cyclone-tauktae-mumbai-maharashtra-gujarat-kerala-karnataka-imd-bmc-impact-986718.html" target="_blank">Cyclone Tauktae: Over 400 stranded in barges in Arabian Sea</a></strong></p>.<p>The spokesperson also said that the Navy has pressed the warship INS Kochi and other assets into service to meet any eventuality.</p>.<p>Bombay High off the Mumbai cost is the largest oil and gas assets of ONGC.</p>.<p>ONGC carries on offshore drilling from platforms in the Arabian Sea. As per a recent media report, the company produces 50,000 barrels of crude per day from the Heera platform. Typically, staff are taken for offshore drilling operations by air. </p>
<p>State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday said a barge with 261 of its personnel deployed for offshore drilling in Bombay High in the Arabian Sea got de-anchored and started drifting because of the cyclonic storm Tauktae.</p>.<p>However, all the 261 people on board barge P305 are accounted for at 1300 hrs and barge has also been "steadied", an official spokesperson told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"Ahead of the cyclone, the barge was anchored at a safe distance but with the impact of the cyclone, it got de-anchored and drifted. However, it has been steadied again and is brought under control," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>As the cyclone is still active and yet to make a landfall, the situation is being constantly monitored.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cyclone-tauktae-mumbai-maharashtra-gujarat-kerala-karnataka-imd-bmc-impact-986718.html" target="_blank">Cyclone Tauktae: Over 400 stranded in barges in Arabian Sea</a></strong></p>.<p>The spokesperson also said that the Navy has pressed the warship INS Kochi and other assets into service to meet any eventuality.</p>.<p>Bombay High off the Mumbai cost is the largest oil and gas assets of ONGC.</p>.<p>ONGC carries on offshore drilling from platforms in the Arabian Sea. As per a recent media report, the company produces 50,000 barrels of crude per day from the Heera platform. Typically, staff are taken for offshore drilling operations by air. </p>