The discovery of oil in the Bombay High region in 1974 prompted the Indiangovernment to launch a quick offshore oil and gas production expansion planthrough the Oil and Natural Gas ... Commission (ONGC). To meet itsexploration and production objectives, ONGC hired contractors for significantportions of offshore construction. Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL)has expressed interest in the second stage of ONGC’s platform development,which focuses on structural fabrication, progress fabrication, and materialprocurement. ONGC awarded BSCL four contracts to manufacture, transport,and install six platforms in the Bombay High Sea, as well as accompanyingpipelines.