Lok Sabha Question No. 5636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Production and Import of Crude Oil
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Raghu Sharma, AJAY NISHAD, RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5636

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  April, 2018

## Production and Import of Crude Oil

## 5636.   DR.RAGHU SHARMA: SHRI  AJAY NISHAD: SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

## Will the Minister of  PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

(a) the quantum and value-wise crude oil being produced and imported in terms of rupee  and  dollar  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  from  various countries including Middle East Countries/ Saudi Arabia, country-wise;

(b)    whether  there  is  sharp  decline  in  the  prices  of  crude  oil  in  the  international market    and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  future  plan/estimate  prepared  by Petroleum,  Planning  and    Analysis  Cell  in  this  regard  including    to  increase  the import/ storage of crude oil in the country;

(c) whether the Government  has set any target for making  the country self- reliant in  the  production of natural gas and  if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken in this regard;

(d) the quantum of natural gas production from D6 block of Krishna Godavari Basin and the extent to which it has been able to meet the domestic demand; and

(e) whether indigenously produced crude oil is sold to the refineries at global market price and if so, the details thereof along with the average price at which crude oil was sold to the refineries during the last three  years and the current year, year-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a):  The  quantum  of  crude  oil  produced  in  the  country,  the  quantity  of  crude  oil imported along with expenditure incurred thereon in terms of rupees crore and billion dollar and the details of various countries including Middle East/Saudi Arabia  from where the crude oil has been imported during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-I to Annexure-III respectively.

(b):The average crude oil price per barrel of Indian basket in the international market during the current year has been US$ 56.22 in comparison to last year's average price of US $ 47.56.

As per the information available with PPAC the forecasted price for Brent crude oil for 2018 varies between US$ 60 to US$70 per barrel.

(c)  Government has taken  several steps to enhance natural gas production in the country which include inter-alia Discovered Small Field Policy, Hydrocarbon Exploration  Licensing  Policy  (HELP),  launch  of  1 st bidding  round  under  Open Licensing Policy (OALP), National Seismic Programme for un-appraised areas, gas pricing reforms, reform initiatives to enhance domestic production (including inter-alia extension  of  Production  Sharing  Contracts  for  small  and  medium  size  fields,  early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries, policy on testing requirements for discoveries in NELP blocks), permission of extraction of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) to Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries in coal mining areas, operationalizing National Data  Repository  (NDR)  and  grant  of  Marketing  Freedom  for  gas  produced  from difficult areas.

(d)    The  domestic  natural  gas  production  in  the  current  financial  year  (up  to February,  2018)  was  29029    MMSCM  out  of  which  KG  D6  share  was  1684.22 MMSCM.

(e)  The price of indigenous crude oil is benchmarked based on crudes like Bonny light  and  Tapis  blend.    The  details  of  crude  price  realization  by  ONGC  and  OIL during last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-IV.

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Annexure-I

ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NUMBER  5636  ASKED  BY  DR.  RAGHU  SHARMA, SHRI AJAY NISHAD AND SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA, M.PS., LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON  02-04-2018

| Table -1 : Crude oil production in 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April 2017 -February 2018 )(P)*   | Table -1 : Crude oil production in 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April 2017 -February 2018 )(P)*   | Table -1 : Crude oil production in 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April 2017 -February 2018 )(P)*   | Table -1 : Crude oil production in 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April 2017 -February 2018 )(P)*   | Table -1 : Crude oil production in 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April 2017 -February 2018 )(P)*   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                                  | 2017-18 ( April- February )(P)*                                                          |
| Crude oil                                                                                | 35.9                                                                                     | 35.5                                                                                     | 34.5                                                                                     | 31.2                                                                                     |
| Note: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) *(P): Provisional                      | Note: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) *(P): Provisional                      | Note: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) *(P): Provisional                      | Note: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) *(P): Provisional                      | Note: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) *(P): Provisional                      |

ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NUMBER  5636  ASKED  BY  DR.  RAGHU  SHARMA, SHRI AJAY NISHAD AND SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA, M.PS., LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON  02-04-2018

| Year                                                                 | Quantity of crude imported                                           | Value                                                                | Value                                                                |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      | Million Tonne                                                        | US$ (Billion)                                                        | Rs. (Crore)                                                          |
| 2014-15                                                              | 189.4                                                                | 112.7                                                                | 687416                                                               |
| 2015-16                                                              | 202.9                                                                | 64.0                                                                 | 416579                                                               |
| 2016-17                                                              | 213.9                                                                | 70.2                                                                 | 470159                                                               |
| 2017-18 (P)* (From April, 2017 to February, 2018)                    | 202.0                                                                | 79.5                                                                 | 511931                                                               |
| Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) * P- Provisional | Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) * P- Provisional | Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) * P- Provisional | Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) * P- Provisional |

ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 5636 ASKED BY DR. RAGHU SHARMA, SHRI AJAY NISHAD AND SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA, M.PS., LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON  02-04-2018

| IMPORT OF CRUDE REGION-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE DURING 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)   | IMPORT OF CRUDE REGION-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE DURING 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)   | IMPORT OF CRUDE REGION-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE DURING 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)   | IMPORT OF CRUDE REGION-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE DURING 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)   | IMPORT OF CRUDE REGION-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE DURING 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)   | IMPORT OF CRUDE REGION-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE DURING 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)   | IMPORT OF CRUDE REGION-WISE / COUNTRY-WISE DURING 2014-15 to 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Region                                                                                                     | Sl.No.                                                                                                     | Country                                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                    | (Million 2016-17                                                                                           | metric tonnes) 2017-18 (April, 2017 to February, 2018) (P)                                                 |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                          | Iran                                                                                                       | 11.0                                                                                                       | 12.7                                                                                                       | 27.2                                                                                                       | 20.4                                                                                                       |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                          | Iraq                                                                                                       | 24.5                                                                                                       | 36.8                                                                                                       | 37.5                                                                                                       | 42.2                                                                                                       |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                          | Kuwait                                                                                                     | 17.9                                                                                                       | 11.0                                                                                                       | 9.8                                                                                                        | 11.4                                                                                                       |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                          | Oman                                                                                                       | 0.8                                                                                                        | 0.6                                                                                                        | 0.6                                                                                                        | 5.3                                                                                                        |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                          | Qatar                                                                                                      | 4.5                                                                                                        | 4.0                                                                                                        | 5.0                                                                                                        | 2.7                                                                                                        |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                          | Saudi Arabia                                                                                               | 35.0                                                                                                       | 40.4                                                                                                       | 39.5                                                                                                       | 33.9                                                                                                       |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                          | UAE                                                                                                        | 16.1                                                                                                       | 15.7                                                                                                       | 17.6                                                                                                       | 12.8                                                                                                       |
| Middle East                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                          | Bahrain                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.3                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                          | Yemen                                                                                                      | 0.2                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.3                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                         | Algeria                                                                                                    | 0.4                                                                                                        | 0.5                                                                                                        | 1.5                                                                                                        | 1.7                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                         | Angola                                                                                                     | 7.1                                                                                                        | 7.4                                                                                                        | 6.7                                                                                                        | 7.2                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                         | Cameroon                                                                                                   | 1.3                                                                                                        | 1.4                                                                                                        | 1.0                                                                                                        | 0.5                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                         | Chad                                                                                                       | 0.3                                                                                                        | 1.2                                                                                                        | 0.5                                                                                                        | 0.5                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                         | Congo                                                                                                      | 0.6                                                                                                        | 0.4                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                         | Egypt                                                                                                      | 2.5                                                                                                        | 2.7                                                                                                        | 2.7                                                                                                        | 2.0                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                         | Eq.Guinea                                                                                                  | 1.4                                                                                                        | 1.4                                                                                                        | 1.2                                                                                                        | 0.8                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                         | Gabon                                                                                                      | 0.7                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.5                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                         | Ivory Coast                                                                                                | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                         | Nigeria                                                                                                    | 17.8                                                                                                       | 23.4                                                                                                       | 18.1                                                                                                       | 16.3                                                                                                       |
| Africa                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                         | Sudan                                                                                                      | 0.9                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        | 1.1                                                                                                        |
| Asia                                                                                                       | 21                                                                                                         | Brunei                                                                                                     | 1.3                                                                                                        | 1.3                                                                                                        | 1.6                                                                                                        | 0.9                                                                                                        |
| Asia                                                                                                       | 22                                                                                                         | Malaysia                                                                                                   | 3.5                                                                                                        | 3.2                                                                                                        | 4.0                                                                                                        | 2.8                                                                                                        |
| Asia                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                         | Japan                                                                                                      | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.3                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Asia                                                                                                       | 24                                                                                                         | Cambodia                                                                                                   | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Asia                                                                                                       | 25                                                                                                         | Indonesia                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.4                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Asia                                                                                                       | 26                                                                                                         | Pakistan                                                                                                   | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| South America                                                                                              | 27                                                                                                         | Brazil                                                                                                     | 4.1                                                                                                        | 4.0                                                                                                        | 4.3                                                                                                        | 4.0                                                                                                        |
| South America                                                                                              | 28                                                                                                         | Columbia                                                                                                   | 4.2                                                                                                        | 1.2                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| South America                                                                                              | 29                                                                                                         | Ecuador                                                                                                    | 1.6                                                                                                        | 1.5                                                                                                        | 0.7                                                                                                        | 0.3                                                                                                        |
| South America                                                                                              | 30                                                                                                         | Argentina                                                                                                  | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| South America                                                                                              | 31                                                                                                         | Venezuela                                                                                                  | 24.4                                                                                                       | 23.6                                                                                                       | 22.6                                                                                                       | 16.7                                                                                                       |
| Eurasia                                                                                                    | 32                                                                                                         | Azerbaijan                                                                                                 | 1.1                                                                                                        | 0.7                                                                                                        | 2.0                                                                                                        | 1.7                                                                                                        |
| Eurasia                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                         | Kazakhstan                                                                                                 | 0.5                                                                                                        | 0.5                                                                                                        | 0.8                                                                                                        | 2.0                                                                                                        |
| Eurasia                                                                                                    | 34                                                                                                         | Russia                                                                                                     | 0.3                                                                                                        | 0.4                                                                                                        | 0.6                                                                                                        | 3.1                                                                                                        |
| North America                                                                                              | 35                                                                                                         | Canada                                                                                                     | 0.2                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        |
| North America                                                                                              | 36                                                                                                         | Mexico                                                                                                     | 5.1                                                                                                        | 4.9                                                                                                        | 7.3                                                                                                        | 7.9                                                                                                        |
| North America                                                                                              | 37                                                                                                         | USA                                                                                                        |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 2.1                                                                                                        |
| Europe                                                                                                     | 38                                                                                                         | Albania                                                                                                    | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        | 0.0                                                                                                        |
| Australia                                                                                                  | 39                                                                                                         | Australia                                                                                                  | 0.1                                                                                                        | 0.5                                                                                                        | 0.2                                                                                                        | 0.1                                                                                                        |

Source:  Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)

* P-  Provisional

ANNEXURE-IV REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 5636 ASKED BY DR. RAGHU SHARMA, SHRI AJAY NISHAD AND SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA, M.PS., LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON  02-04-2018

| Crude price realization by ONGC and OIL during last three years and current year   | Crude price realization by ONGC and OIL during last three years and current year   | Crude price realization by ONGC and OIL during last three years and current year   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                               | Company                                                                            | Crude Sale Price per barrel in US$                                                 |
| 2014-15*                                                                           | ONGC                                                                               | 48.68                                                                              |
| 2014-15*                                                                           | OIL                                                                                | 48.14                                                                              |
| 2015-16*                                                                           | ONGC                                                                               | 47.5                                                                               |
| 2015-16*                                                                           | OIL                                                                                | 45.56                                                                              |
| 2016-17                                                                            | ONGC                                                                               | 50.22                                                                              |
| 2016-17                                                                            | OIL                                                                                | 47.34                                                                              |
| 2017-18 (April- December, 2017)                                                    | ONGC                                                                               | 54.29                                                                              |
| 2017-18 (April- December, 2017)                                                    | OIL                                                                                | 52.67                                                                              |

*Post discount price. No discount given on sale of crude oil to PSU OMCs in 2016-17 and 2017-18.