New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is expanding its exploration horizon beyond hydrocarbons, venturing into rare earth minerals and helium prospects as part of its long-term strategy to strengthen India's energy security and support decarbonisation goals, a senior official said.

The company is aligning deeper domestic exploration with diversification into new resources critical for the energy transition, O P Sinha, Director (Exploration), ONGC Limited, told ANI on Thursday.

"The reality is that our energy consumption is rising exponentially, and domestic exploration must play a much bigger role in meeting this demand," said Sinha in an exclusive interview with ANI.

"We are exploring new areas, including rare e...