BP (NYSE:BP) plans to increase oil production at India's largest field by 44% and gas production by 89%, state-controlled Oil & Natural Gas Corp. said Thursday. The comments came a day after ONGC selected BP (BP) as its technical service provider to help boost production at its flagship Mumbai High field from a baseline of 45.

BP will provide technical services to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to enhance production by up to 60% at the Mumbai High oilfield.

BP looks forward to leveraging its extensive experience in performance optimization and recovery to help increase the output from Mumbai High oil field.

ONGC had announced on Wednesday that BP had bagged the contract to operate and enhance production from the former's flagship Mumbai High field which has been witnessing a gradual fall in output for over three decades.

Global energy major BP has pledged to lift oil production by 44% and gas output by 89% from India's largest field off its west coast, under a decade-long contract, according to block operator Oil and Natural Gas Corp on Thursday.

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