Panaji, Jan. 28 -- State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is eyeing collaboration with ExxonMobil to jointly bid for India's hydrocarbon blocks in the tenth round of auctions under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy, according to a top executive.

"We are in talks with ExxonMobil also. We are looking at possibilities of joint bidding in upcoming OALP rounds," O.P. Sinha, director exploration at ONGC, said on Wednesday on the sidelines of the India Energy Week 2026. The company is yet to get a response from the US-headquartered energy major, he said.

Queries mailed to ExxonMobil on late Wednesday evening remained unanswered until press time.

ONGC has earlier bagged a block under the 9th round of auctions in partnership with Reliance I...