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4 unusual facts about Panna-Mukta oilfield


BG Group

Interest in the Panna-Mukta and Tapti fields, and Mahanagar Gas Limited (a city gas distribution company operating in Mumbai).

Panna-Mukta oilfield

Following a privatization policy a Reliance - Enron consortium gained a 25-year lease on the oil field in February 1994.

Prashant Bhushan, advocate for CPIL, said: "If files are going to disappear like this, no investigation into criminal cases can be carried out".

In 2002 British Gas (BG) bought Enron's 30% share of the Panna-Mukta and Tapti fields for $350 million.


Nagod

When the British became paramount after the Treaty of Bassein (1820), Nagod was held to be a tributary to Panna and was included in the sanad granted to that state in 1807.

Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests

About 5% of the ecoregion lies within protected areas, the largest of which are Melghat Tiger Reserve and Noradehi Sanctuary while others include Bandhavgarh, Panna, and Sanjay national parks.

Panna district

Panna district was created in 1950, shortly after Indian independence, from the territory of several former princely states of British India, including the states of Panna, Jaso, most of Ajaigarh, and a portion of Paldeo.

Panna Rittikrai

Before Ong-Bak, Panna had toiled for decades as an actor, stuntman, and director of B movie action flicks in Thailand.


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