Lok Sabha Question No. 1216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: MoU signed by ONGC
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, M. CHANDRAKASI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

MoU signed by ONGC

## 1216.  SHRI V. ELUMALAI: SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether  the  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  Limited  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoU)  with  Andhra  Pradesh  Government  for  investing  US$  5.07  billion  in developing/ discovery of oil and gas fields by 2019-20 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said investment has helped in increasing the production of oil and gas discoveries in the Bay of Bengal block KG-DWN-98/2 (KG D5) and if so, the details thereof along with the time by  which  the  first  gas  production  is  likely  to  be  started  and  the  route  through  which  the  gas  is proposed to be brought to Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the unexplored hydrocarbon blocks in the country at present; and
- (d) whether the Open Acreage Licensing Policy contains necessary safety provisions so as not to allow damages to environment or natural habitat while undertaking exploration and extraction exercises and if so, the details thereof?

## Answer

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार )

( श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPNDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b)  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  (ONGC)  Limited  has  signed  an  MoU  with  Andhra Pradesh  Government  with  a  plan  to  invest  about  Rs.10000/-  Crores  for  E&P  activities  in  Onland blocks and about Rs.68000/- Crores in Offshore Assets in KG Basin including the block KG-DWN98/2  in  next  five  years.  The  current  production  from  ONGC's  onshore  &  offshore  fields  is  4.5 MMSCMD of gas and 6,000 barrels/day of oil. As a result of above investment production from KG Basin  is  estimated  to  increase  to  38  MMSCMD  of  gas  and  80,000  barrels/day  of  oil  in  next  five years. The first gas from KG-DWN-98/2 cluster-II project is expected by June 2019 and first oil by March 2020.

The  gas  to  be  produced  from  offshore  fields  is  planned  to  be  transported  to  Odalarevu  Onland terminal,  East  Godavari  District  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  from  there  will  be  evacuated  through pipelines.

- (c) The details of the unexplored hydrocarbon blocks in the country are at Annexure.
- (d)  Open  Acreage  Licensing  Programme  (  OALP)  is  part  of  new    Hydrocarbon  Exploration Licensing Policy ( HELP). To start any Exploration & Production activity in the area awarded under HELP the operator will have to obtain the clearances required in accordance with applicable Acts, Rules  and  Regulations,  notifications  and  orders  issued  thereunder  including  those  issued  by  the Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  Government  of  India  with  due  regard  to concerns with respect to protection of the environment and conservation of natural resources.

## Annexure

## Annexure to be referred in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1216 dated 24.07.2017

|   Sr. No. | Block          | Operator                                   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|         1 | CB-ONN-2009/3  | Harish Chandra (India) Ltd.                |
|         2 | CB-ONN-2009/6  | Harish Chandra (India) Ltd.                |
|         3 | CB-ONN-2010/10 | Sankalp Oil and Natural Resources Ltd.     |
|         4 | CB-ONN-2010/3  | Deep Energy Llc                            |
|         5 | VN-ONN-2010/1  | Deep Energy Llc                            |
|         6 | VN-ONN-2010/2  | Deep Energy Llc                            |
|         7 | RJ-ONN-2010/2  | Focus Energy Ltd.                          |
|         8 | CB-ONN-2010/4  | Pratibha Oil and Natural Gas Pvt. Ltd.     |
|         9 | SR-ONN-2005/1  | Deep Energy Llc                            |
|        10 | CB-ONN-2009/1  | Sintex Oil &Gas Pvt. Ltd.                  |
|        11 | AA-ONN-2001/4  | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.       |
|        12 | AA-ONN-2002/4  | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.       |
|        13 | AA-ON/3        | Okland Offshore Holdings Ltd.              |
|        14 | AA-ONN-2010/1  | Prize Petroleum Company Ltd.               |
|        15 | BB-OS/5        | Essar Oil Ltd.                             |
|        16 | CB-ONN-2005/11 | Quest Petroleum Pvt. Ltd.                  |
|        17 | CY-OSN-2009/1  | Bengal Energy International Inc.           |
|        18 | GK-ON-90/2     | Okland Offshore Holdings Ltd.              |
|        19 | KG-DWN-2009/1  | Royal Duch Shell                           |
|        20 | KG-OS-90/1     | Hardy Exploration &Production (India) Inc. |
|        21 | KK-OSN-2000/1  | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.       |
|        22 | KK-OSN-97/3    | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.       |
|        23 | RJ-ON-90/4     | Essar Oil Ltd.                             |
|        24 | RJ-ON-90/5     | Essar Oil Ltd.                             |
|        25 | CB-ONN-2005/6  | Omkar Naturals Resources Pvt. Ltd.         |
|        26 | MZ-ONN-2004/2  | Naftogaz                                   |

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