Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, on Sunday dedicated West Bengal's first oil and gas reserve, the Bengal Basin, to the nation.He said production from the petroleum reserve in Ashoknagar, about 47 km from Kolkata, has started with the extracted oil being sent to Haldia refinery of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)."With the commencement of production from the Ashoknagar oil and gas reserve, West Bengal finds a place in the oil map," he said after inaugurating the project.The comes in an attempt to boost the energy need for Atmanirbhar Bharat, the ministry said in a statement,The discovery of the eighth producing basin of India will play a role for India's energy security, Pradhan said.Congratulating the Oil and.