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Airborne survey begins for oil exploration Source:Dailynews For the first time in Sri Lanka, airborne oil exploration have begun in the Mannar and Cauvery basins. Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG), Gravity and Magnetics survey targeting petroleum resources of shallow water areas begun recently, announced the Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat of Sri Lanka (PRDS) The survey was conducted by the UK-based Bell Geospace, a world-renowned geophysical survey company which was chosen following an international competitive tender process by the Government. ...