Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: LPG Supply
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: G. HARI, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA, ALOK SANJAR, JAYADEV GALLA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2560

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  March, 2018

## LPG Supply

2560.    SHRI G. HARI: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA: SHRI ALOK SANJAR: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether LPG supply from United States of America has  increased from  50000 to 2 lakh tonnes in 2017 and India is set to surpass China for LPG imports,  if so, the details thereof along with quantum of LPG imports in terms of value and tonnes during the last two  years    and    the  current  year,  month/country/value-wise  including  USA  and  Middle East countries;
- (b)  whether the surge in imports of LPG is due to increase in subsidised LPG consumers and if so, the details thereof along with number of consumers increased during the said period;
- (c)  whether  the  Middle  East  countries  are  the  largest  supplier  of  LPG  due  to  higher margin  from  our  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  reaction  of  the Government thereto;
- (d)  whether  the  Government    has    started  importing  crude  oil  from  USA  and  first shipment has reached in the country during  January, 2018 and  if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which purchase of crude oil from USA is comparable with other purchases by India in terms of  price and quality etc.;
- (e)  the    quantum  of  natural  gas  imported  from  neighbouring  countries  during  the  said period along with quantum of natural gas likely to be imported in the  next few years; and
- (f) whether the Government is reviewing and assessing the ageing fields  of ONGC due to  declining  production  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with    the  steps  taken  to augment  domestic  gas  production  in    view  of  the  growth  in  LPG  consumption  in  the country?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) :    The  maximum  import  of  LPG  from  USA  in  a  month  during  2017  is  4700  Metric Tonnes. As per Argus and WLPGA reports, the LPG imports of China was 14300 TMT and that of India was 10440 TMT for the year 2016. The details of LPG imports during

last  two  years  and  the  current  year  (up  to  January,  2018)  quantity  and  value-wise  are given in Annexure-I. The details of LPG imports during last two years country-wise are given  in  Annexure-II.    The  details  of  LPG  imports  during  current  year  (up  to  January, 2018)  month  and  country-wise,  including  USA  and  Middle  East  Region  are  given  at Annexure-III.

(b) : The increase in LPG imports is due to a number of factors which include increased LPG  consumption  in  domestic  sector  on  account  of  increase  in  number  of  domestic consumers.  The  new  enrolments  in  domestic  sector  by  PSU  OMCs  during  the  last  2 years and current year till 1.1.18 is as under:-

| Year                                   |   New Enrolment in domestic category (in Lakhs) |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16                                |                                           204.5 |
| 2016-17                                |                                           331.7 |
| 2017-18 {April, 2017 to January, 2018} |                                           226.9 |

(provisional)}

- JJJanuary -Jan) (P) (c) :  Total import of LPG during the period from April, 2017 to January, 2018 was 9728 Thousand Metric Tonnes (TMT) out of which 9606 TMT was from Middle East Region. OMCs  decide to import LPG  from different regions as per techno-commercial considerations.
- (d) : Crude oil imports from USA started in April, 2017 and till January, 2018, 1809 TMT of crude  oil  has  been  imported  from  USA.  OMCs  decide  to  import  crude  from  different regions as per techno-commercial considerations.
- (e): The quantum of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imported during the last two years and the current year is given in Annexure-IV.  LNG is imported under open general license on mutually  agreed  upon  terms  and  conditions  between  the  buyers  and  sellers.    The quantity of LNG is decided by the importers depending upon the demand of natural gas.
- (f) : Government reviews and assess the performance of National Oil Companies (NOCs) on  regular  basis.  Government  has  brought  out  various  policies  including  Discovered Small Field Policy 2015 for early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries made by oil companies  in  the  country.  Government  has  already  awarded  30  contracts  through International  Competitive  Bidding  (ICB)  under  DSF  Bid  Round-I.  Government  has also decided to extend the Discovered Small Field Policy for 60 more identified, unmonetized fields/hydrocarbon  discoveries  including  fields  from  NOCs.  To  augment  the  domestic production of natural gas from challenging areas, the Government announced marketing and  pricing  freedom  for  gas  to  be  produced  from  discoveries  in  Deepwater,  Ultradeepwater and High Pressure-High Temperature areas in March 2016. The Government has also notified the marketing and pricing freedom for Coal Bad Methane (CBM) in April, 2017 to augment domestic gas production.

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QUANTITY AND VALUE-WISE DETAILS OF LPG IMPORTED FROM VARIOUS CONTRIES INCLUDING  USA  AND  MIDDLE  EAST  REGION  DURING  THE  LAST  TWO  YEARS  AND CURRENT YEAR (UP TO JANUARY, 2018 (PROVISIONAL)   AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560 ASKED BY S/SHRI G. HARI, G.M. SIDDESHWARA, ALOK SANJAR AND JAYADEV GALLA, M.Ps., LOK SABHA

| Details of LPG imports during 2015-16 to 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)   | Details of LPG imports during 2015-16 to 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)   | Details of LPG imports during 2015-16 to 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)   | Details of LPG imports during 2015-16 to 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                              | Quantity                                                          | Value                                                             | Value                                                             |
|                                                                   | TMT                                                               | Million USD                                                       | Rs crore                                                          |
| 2015-16                                                           | 8959                                                              | 3922                                                              | 25778                                                             |
| 2016-17                                                           | 11097                                                             | 4775                                                              | 32124                                                             |
| 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)                                            | 9728                                                              | 4996                                                              | 32335                                                             |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)

COUNTRY AND YEAR-WISE DETAILS OF LPG IMPORTED DURING LAST TWO YEARS I.E. 2015-16  AND  2016-17  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560 ASKED BY S/SHRI G. HARI, G.M. SIDDESHWARA, ALOK SANJAR AND JAYADEV GALLA, M.Ps., LOK SABHA

| Country wise LPG import during 2015-16 and 2016-17   | Country wise LPG import during 2015-16 and 2016-17   | Country wise LPG import during 2015-16 and 2016-17   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| IN THOUSAND METRIC TONNERS (TMT)                     | IN THOUSAND METRIC TONNERS (TMT)                     | IN THOUSAND METRIC TONNERS (TMT)                     |
| Country                                              | 2015-16                                              | 2016-17                                              |
| ALGERIA                                              |                                                      | 99                                                   |
| BAHRAIN                                              | 71                                                   | 0.0003                                               |
| CHINA                                                | 0.02                                                 | 0.0001                                               |
| FRANCE                                               | 0.00004                                              |                                                      |
| GERMANY                                              | 0.01                                                 | 0.004                                                |
| INDONESIA                                            |                                                      | 1.7                                                  |
| IRAN                                                 |                                                      | 50                                                   |
| ITALY                                                | 0.1                                                  | 0.1                                                  |
| JAPAN                                                | 0.0002                                               | 0.0002                                               |
| KUWAIT                                               | 1009                                                 | 960                                                  |
| MALAYSIA                                             | 6.9                                                  | 1.7                                                  |
| MALDIVES                                             |                                                      | 26                                                   |
| NORWAY                                               |                                                      | 12.6                                                 |
| OMAN                                                 | 77                                                   | 158                                                  |
| QATAR                                                | 3394                                                 | 3851                                                 |
| SAUDI ARABIA                                         | 2536                                                 | 3211                                                 |
| SINGAPORE                                            |                                                      | 3.5                                                  |
| U S A                                                | 4.8                                                  | 29.8                                                 |
| UAE                                                  | 1860                                                 | 2693                                                 |
| VIETNAM                                              | 0.9                                                  |                                                      |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis  Cell (PPAC)

Annexure-III

COUNTRY  AND  YEAR-WISE  DETAILS  OF  LPG  IMPORTED  DURING  2017-18  (UP  TO JANUARY  2018)  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560 ASKED BY S/SHRI G. HARI, G.M. SIDDESHWARA, ALOK SANJAR AND JAYADEV GALLA, M.Ps., LOK SABHA

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Source: Petroleum, Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)

DETAILS  OF  LNG  IMPORTED  DURING  LAST  TWO  YEARS  I.E.  2015-16,    2016-17  AND CURRENT YEAR (UPTO JANUARY, 2018) AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560 ASKED BY S/SHRI G. HARI, G.M. SIDDESHWARA, ALOK SANJAR AND JAYADEV GALLA, M.Ps., LOK SABHA

P: Provisional

| Details of LNG imports during 2015-16 to 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)   | Details of LNG imports during 2015-16 to 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)   | Details of LNG imports during 2015-16 to 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) (P)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                              | Quantity                                                          | Value                                                             |
|                                                                   | TMT                                                               | Million USD                                                       |
| 2015-16                                                           | 16142                                                             | 6985                                                              |
| 2016-17                                                           | 18631                                                             | 6089                                                              |
| 2017-18 ( Apr-Jan) p                                              | 16453                                                             | 6097                                                              |

Source : Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)