Lok Sabha Question No. 1510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Oil Exploration at Cochin High
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY, MANHOR UNTWAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  MARCH, 2018

## OIL EXPLORATION AT COCHIN HIGH

## 1510.     SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI MANOHAR UTAWAL:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a)  the  details  of  surveys  conducted  by  public/private  sector  companies  for  exploration  of  oil  and natural gas deposits/blocks in the country including Cochin High during the last three years and the current year along with number of such oil and gas blocks discovered and explored and present status of  oil  explorations  so  far  including  funds  spent  by  companies,  State/UT/company/block-wise including Cochin High.

(b)      whether  the  work  of  geological  and  oceanic  survey  for  exploring  oil  and  gas  deposits  in  the country including Bay of Bengal is being carried out at the desired place and if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard;

(c)  whether the Government is dependent on certain private and foreign companies for exploration of oil and natural gas in the country and if so, the details thereof along with details of oil and gas blocks explored  by  these  companies  in  the  country  during  the  said  period  and  number  of  such  blocks allocated to public/private/foreign companies, block/company-wise;

(d)  the details of revenue and profit earned by the Government by the exploration of oil and natural gas during the said period in the country; and

(e)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  oil  based  industry  through  public  private partnership in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( प्रााप्र ामेर्मध ीी )

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  details  of  exploratory surveys  conducted  by  public/private  sector  companies for exploration of oil and natural gas in the country during the last three years ( 2014-15 to  2016-17) and the current year 2017-18 are  given below:-

| Year        |   2D Survey LKM |   3D Survey SKM |
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 2014-15     |            6135 |           13347 |
| 2015-16     |            7816 |            6236 |
| 2016-17     |           19241 |           13648 |
| 2017-18 (P) |             841 |            2014 |
| Total       |           34032 |           35245 |

At  present  there  is  no  active  acreage  in  the  Cochin  High  area  of  Kerala  Konkan  Offshore  Basin, therefore, no exploratory activity has been carried out during last three years and in current year.

State-wise/Area-wise details of surveys carried out by various companies, expenditure made thereon and discoveries made are at Annexure-1 .

(c) &(d):  Government of India, in October, 2016 has launched National Seismic Programme (NSP) which aims to undertake an appraisal of sedimentary basins across India, especially where no/scanty data is available in order to have a better understanding of the hydrocarbon prospectivity. Under this programme Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited has been entrusted to carry out 40835 LKM of  2D  seismic  data  acquisition,  processing  &  interpretation  (API)  in  22  onland  Indian Sedimentary basins in 18 States and Union Territories. Oil India Limited (OIL) has been entrusted to carry out 7408 LKM of 2D seismic data acquisition, processing & interpretation (API) in the NorthEastern  States.  Up  to  31.01.2018  total  16447  LKM  of  2D  survey  have  been  carried  out  under National Seismic Survey Program.

The details of total royalty, cess and profit petroleum paid by ONGC/OIL/Pvt JV companies in last three years and the current year  in nomination and Production Sharing Regime blocks are as under:-

(Rs. in Crores)

|                   | Royalty   |   Cess | Profit Petroleum    |
|-------------------|-----------|--------|---------------------|
| ONGC (Nomination) | 12563     |  29353 | Not Applicable (NA) |
| OIL (Nomination)  | NA        |   5191 | NA                  |
| PSC               | 13739     |  12308 | 20532               |

- (e):  Under  the  existing  policy  framework,  oil  and  gas  exploration  and  exploitation  activities  are carried  out  by  both  Private  and  Public  companies  either  independently  of  their  own  or  as  joint venture consortium in partnership.

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Annexure

| Statewise Basin Wise Companywise Expenditure on Exploration for last three year 2014-15 to 2016-17 under PSC Regime   | Statewise Basin Wise Companywise Expenditure on Exploration for last three year 2014-15 to 2016-17 under PSC Regime   | Statewise Basin Wise Companywise Expenditure on Exploration for last three year 2014-15 to 2016-17 under PSC Regime   | Statewise Basin Wise Companywise Expenditure on Exploration for last three year 2014-15 to 2016-17 under PSC Regime   | Statewise Basin Wise Companywise Expenditure on Exploration for last three year 2014-15 to 2016-17 under PSC Regime   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Company                                                                                                               | Block/Field                                                                                                           | BasinName                                                                                                             | LocationArea                                                                                                          | Figures in US Million $                                                                                               |
| Adani Welspun                                                                                                         | GK-OSN-2009/1                                                                                                         | Gujarat-Kutch                                                                                                         | Western Offshore                                                                                                      | 7.618                                                                                                                 |
| Adani Welspun                                                                                                         | GK-OSN-2009/2                                                                                                         | Gujarat-Kutch                                                                                                         | Western Offshore                                                                                                      | 14.045                                                                                                                |
| Adani Welspun                                                                                                         | KG-OSN-2009/1                                                                                                         | Krishna Godavari                                                                                                      | Eastern Offshore                                                                                                      | 4.249                                                                                                                 |
| Adani Welspun                                                                                                         | KG-OSN-2009/2                                                                                                         | Krishna Godavari                                                                                                      | Eastern Offshore                                                                                                      | 3.920                                                                                                                 |
| Adani Welspun                                                                                                         | KG-OSN-2009/4                                                                                                         | Krishna Godavari                                                                                                      | Eastern Offshore                                                                                                      | 0.117                                                                                                                 |
| Exploration Ltd. Bengal Energy International Inc.                                                                     | CY-ONN-2005/1                                                                                                         | Cauvery                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                            | 0.150                                                                                                                 |
| BF Infrastructure Ltd.                                                                                                | CB-ONN-2010/11                                                                                                        | Cambay                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                               | 2.521                                                                                                                 |
| BF Infrastructure Ltd.                                                                                                | CB-ONN-2010-8                                                                                                         | Cambay                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                               | 3.554                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petro Resources Ltd                                                                                            | AA-ONN-2010/3                                                                                                         | Assam-Arakan                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                 | 0.396                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petro Resources Ltd                                                                                            | CB-ONN-2010/11                                                                                                        | Cambay                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                               | 4.201                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petro Resources Ltd                                                                                            | CB-ONN-2010-8                                                                                                         | Cambay                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                               | 4.443                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petro Resources Ltd                                                                                            | CY-ONN-2002/2                                                                                                         | Cauvery                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                            | 5.834                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petro Resources Ltd                                                                                            | MB-OSN-2010/2                                                                                                         | Mumbai                                                                                                                | Western Offshore                                                                                                      | 1.892                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petro Resources Ltd                                                                                            | RJ-ONN-2005/1                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                             | 0.072                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.                                                                                 | CY-ONN-2004/2                                                                                                         | Cauvery                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                            | 3.262                                                                                                                 |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.                                                                                 | MB-DWN-2010/1                                                                                                         | Mumbai                                                                                                                | Western Offshore                                                                                                      | 0.509                                                                                                                 |
| BP Exploration (Alpha)                                                                                                | CB-ONN-2003/1                                                                                                         | Cambay                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                               | 6.592                                                                                                                 |
| BP Exploration (Alpha)                                                                                                | CY-DWN-2001/2                                                                                                         | Cauvery                                                                                                               | Eastern Offshore                                                                                                      | 3.855                                                                                                                 |
| BP Exploration (Alpha)                                                                                                | KG-DWN-98/3-(D-6)                                                                                                     | Krishna Godavari                                                                                                      | Eastern Offshore                                                                                                      | 7.093                                                                                                                 |
| BP Exploration (Alpha)                                                                                                | NEC-OSN-97/2                                                                                                          | Mahanadi-NEC                                                                                                          | Eastern Offshore                                                                                                      | 3.510                                                                                                                 |
| BP Exploration (Alpha)                                                                                                | KG-OSN-2004/1                                                                                                         | Krishna Godavari                                                                                                      | Eastern Offshore                                                                                                      | 30.623                                                                                                                |
| BP Exploration (Alpha)                                                                                                | MB-DWN-2010/1                                                                                                         | Mumbai                                                                                                                | Western Offshore                                                                                                      | 0.509                                                                                                                 |
| Cairn Energy Discovery Ltd                                                                                            | CB-ONN-2001/1                                                                                                         | Cambay                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                               | 0.001                                                                                                                 |

| Cairn Energy Hydrocarbons Ltd      | RJ-ON-90/1             | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan        |   180.090 |
|------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------|
|                                    | CB-ONN-2001/1          | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     0.001 |
|                                    | KG-ONN-2003/1          | Krishna Godavari | Andhra Pradesh   |    82.022 |
|                                    | KG-OSN-2009/3          | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore |    37.822 |
|                                    | MB-DWN-2009/1          | Mumbai           | Western Offshore |     8.046 |
|                                    | PR-OSN-2004/1          | Palar            | Eastern Offshore |     6.543 |
| Cairn Energy India Pty             | RAVVA                  | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore |     3.659 |
| Ltd.                               | RJ-ON-90/1             | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan        |   180.09  |
| East West Petroleum                | AA-ONN-2010/2          | Assam-Arakan     | Assam            |     0.545 |
|                                    | CB-ONN-2010/11         | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     3.361 |
| Engineers India Ltd.               | CB-ONN-2010-8          | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     3.554 |
| ENI (India) Ltd.                   | AN-DWN-2003/2          | Andaman-Nicobar  | Andaman-Nicobar  |     1.082 |
| Ensearch                           | CB-ONN-2004/3          | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     3.537 |
|                                    | AA-ONN-2004/3          | Assam-Arakan     | Assam            |     0.186 |
| Essar Oil Ltd.                     | MB-OSN-2005/3          | Mumbai           | Western Offshore |    13.927 |
| Esveegee Steel (Gujarat) Pvt. Ltd. | CB-ONN-2009/2          | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     0.135 |
| Frost International Ltd            | CB-ONN-2010/5          | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     0.464 |
|                                    | AA-ONN-2003/1          | Assam-Arakan     | Assam            |     0.025 |
|                                    | AA-ONN-2010/2          | Assam-Arakan     | Assam            |     1.089 |
|                                    | AN-DWN-2003/2          | Andaman-Nicobar  | Andaman-Nicobar  |     0.406 |
|                                    | CB-ONN-2000/1 (INGOLI) | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     0.169 |
|                                    | CB-ONN-2003/2/Ank- 21  | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     0.184 |
|                                    | CB-ONN-2010/11         | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     4.201 |
|                                    | CB-ONN-2010-8          | Cambay           | Gujarat          |     4.443 |
|                                    | CY-DWN-2004/1          | Cauvery          | Eastern Offshore |     0     |
|                                    | CY-DWN-2004/3          | Cauvery          | Eastern Offshore |     0.051 |
|                                    | CY-ONN-2005/1          | Cauvery          | Tamil Nadu       |     0.2   |
|                                    | GK-OSN-2010/1          | Gujarat-Kutch    | Western Offshore |     1.932 |
|                                    | GK-OSN-2010/2          | Gujarat-Kutch    | Western Offshore |     2.6   |
| GAIL (India) Limited.              | MN-OSN-2000/2          | Mahanadi         | Eastern Offshore |    16.914 |

| Geo Enpro                     | KHARSANG                    | Assam-Arakan     | Arunanchal Pradesh   |   0.082 |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|----------------------|---------|
|                               | CB-ON/2                     | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.122 |
|                               | CB-ONN-2002/3/ Miroli-1 & 6 | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.024 |
|                               | CB-ONN-2003/2/Ank- 21       | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.092 |
|                               | KG-ONN-2004/1               | Krishna Godavari | Andhra Pradesh       |  12.711 |
| Geo-Global Resources          | KG-OSN-2001/3 (DDW)         | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore     |   0.363 |
| Inc.                          | RJ-ONN-2004/2               | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan            |   4.961 |
| Geo-Petrol International Inc. | KHARSANG                    | Assam-Arakan     | Arunanchal Pradesh   |   0.206 |
|                               | AA-ONN-2003/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Assam                |   0.014 |
|                               | AN-DWN-2009/5               | Andaman-Nicobar  | Andaman-Nicobar      |   0.216 |
|                               | ASJOL                       | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0     |
|                               | CB-ON/2                     | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.489 |
|                               | CB-ON/7                     | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0     |
|                               | CB-ONN-2000/1 (INGOLI)      | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.169 |
|                               | CB-ONN-2002/2               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0     |
|                               | CB-ONN-2002/3/ Miroli-1 & 6 | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.13  |
|                               | CB-ONN-2003/2/Ank- 21       | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.459 |
|                               | CB-ONN-2004/2               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   0.27  |
|                               | CB-ONN-2004/3               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   4.952 |
|                               | CB-ONN-2005/10              | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   1.552 |
|                               | CB-ONN-2005/4               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   3.013 |
|                               | CB-ONN-2009/4               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   2.42  |
|                               | CY-DWN-2004/3               | Cauvery          | Eastern Offshore     |   0.051 |
|                               | CY-ONN-2005/1               | Cauvery          | Tamil Nadu           |   0.15  |
|                               | GK-OSN-2009/1               | Gujarat-Kutch    | Western Offshore     |   7.618 |
| Gujarat State Petroleum       | KG-OSN-2001/3 (DDW)         | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore     |   2.901 |
| Corporation Ltd.              | MB-OSN-2005/1               | Mumbai           | Western Offshore     |   7.566 |

|                                     | RJ-ONN-2005/1               | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan          |   0.072 |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|---------|
|                                     | RJ-ONN-2005/2               | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan          |   6.002 |
|                                     | CY-DWN-2004/3               | Cauvery          | Eastern Offshore   |   0.051 |
|                                     | MB-OSN-2010/2               | Mumbai           | Western Offshore   |   2.838 |
|                                     | RJ-ONN-2005/2               | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan          |   6.002 |
|                                     | RJ-ONN-2005/1               | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan          |   0.072 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2005/2               | Cambay           | Gujarat            |  10.095 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2005/7               | Cambay           | Gujarat            |   4.228 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2010/6               | Cambay           | Gujarat            |   2.514 |
|                                     | GK-OSN-2009/1               | Gujarat-Kutch    | Western Offshore   |   7.618 |
|                                     | GK-OSN-2009/2               | Gujarat-Kutch    | Western Offshore   |  14.045 |
| IMC Limited                         | MN-OSN-2000/2               | Mahanadi         | Eastern Offshore   |  16.914 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2009/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Manipur            |   0.025 |
| Jubilant Energy                     | AA-ONN-2009/2               | Assam-Arakan     | Manipur            |   0.023 |
| (Kharsang) Pvt. Ltd.                | KHARSANG                    | Assam-Arakan     | Arunanchal Pradesh |   0.206 |
| Jubilant Enpro Pvt. Limited.        | CB-ONN-2002/3/ Miroli-1 & 6 | Cambay           | Gujarat            |   0.047 |
| Jubilant Offshore Drilling          | AA-ONN-2009/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Manipur            |   0.054 |
| Pvt. Ltd.                           | AA-ONN-2009/2               | Assam-Arakan     | Manipur            |   0.048 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2003/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Assam              |   0.007 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2009/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Manipur            |   0.07  |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2009/2               | Assam-Arakan     | Manipur            |   0.062 |
| Jubilant Oil & Gas Private Limited. | KG-OSN-2001/3 (DDW)         | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |   0.363 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2003/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Assam              |   0.025 |
| Jubilant Securities Pvt. Ltd.       | CB-ONN-2003/2/Ank- 21       | Cambay           | Gujarat            |   0.184 |
| Mercator Petroleum Private Limited. | CB-ONN-2005/3               | Cambay           | Gujarat            |   5.644 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2005/9               | Cambay           | Gujarat            |  11.962 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2010/11              | Cambay           | Gujarat            |   2.521 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2010-8               | Cambay           | Gujarat            |   1.777 |
|                                     | KG-OSN-2009/1               | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |   4.249 |
| Monnet Ispat & Energy               | KG-OSN-2009/4               | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |   0.117 |
| Ltd.                                | KG-DWN-98/3-(D-6)           | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |   2.364 |

|                                     | NEC-OSN-97/2   | Mahanadi-NEC    | Eastern Offshore   |   1.170 |
|-------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------|
| Nitinfire                           | RJ-ONN-2004/1  | Rajasthan       | Rajasthan          |   0     |
| Nobel Energy International Limited. | MB-OSN-2005/3  | Mumbai          | Western Offshore   |  13.927 |
|                                     | AA-ONJ/2       | Assam-Arakan    | Assam              |   3.809 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2001/1  | Assam-Arakan    | Tripura            |  22.007 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2002/3  | Assam-Arakan    | Assam              |   0.173 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2009/3  | Assam-Arakan    | Assam              |   2.434 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2009/4  | Assam-Arakan    | Assam              |   5.813 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2010/2  | Assam-Arakan    | Assam              |   1.634 |
|                                     | AA-ONN-2010/3  | Assam-Arakan    | Assam              |   0.791 |
|                                     | AN-DWN-2003/2  | Andaman-Nicobar | Andaman-Nicobar    |   1.217 |
|                                     | AN-DWN-2009/1  | Andaman-Nicobar | Andaman-Nicobar    |   1.253 |
|                                     | AN-DWN-2009/2  | Andaman-Nicobar | Andaman-Nicobar    |   0.923 |
|                                     | AN-DWN-2009/3  | Andaman-Nicobar | Andaman-Nicobar    |   0.952 |
|                                     | AN-DWN-2009/5  | Andaman-Nicobar | Andaman-Nicobar    |   1.941 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2001/1  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   0.004 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2004/2  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   0.33  |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2004/3  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   5.66  |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2005/10 | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   1.615 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2005/4  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   3.136 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2009/4  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   2.42  |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2010/1  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   6.804 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2010/6  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |  10.055 |
|                                     | CB-ONN-2010/9  | Cambay          | Gujarat            |   5.96  |
|                                     | CB-OSN-2003/1  | Cambay          | Western Offshore   |   0.617 |
|                                     | CY-DWN-2004/3  | Cauvery         | Eastern Offshore   |   0.354 |
|                                     | CY-ONN-2002/2  | Cauvery         | Tamil Nadu         |   8.75  |
|                                     | CY-ONN-2004/2  | Cauvery         | Tamil Nadu         |  13.046 |
|                                     | CY-OSN-2009/2  | Cauvery         | Eastern Offshore   |  34.877 |
|                                     | GK-OSN-2009/1  | Gujarat-Kutch   | Western Offshore   |  15.236 |
| Oil and Natural Gas                 | GK-OSN-2009/2  | Gujarat-Kutch   | Western Offshore   |  18.727 |
| Corporation Ltd.                    | GK-OSN-2010/1  | Gujarat-Kutch   | Western Offshore   |  11.593 |

| GK-OSN-2010/2   | Gujarat-Kutch    | Western Offshore   |   23.398 |
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|----------|
| GS-OSN-2004/1   | Saurashtra       | Western Offshore   |  114.787 |
| KG-DWN-2002/1   | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |    0.003 |
| KG-DWN-98/2     | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |  205.001 |
| KG-ONN-2003/1   | Krishna Godavari | Andhra Pradesh     |   85.37  |
| KG-OSN-2004/1   | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |   37.428 |
| KG-OSN-2009/1   | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |   33.988 |
| KG-OSN-2009/2   | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |   35.282 |
| KG-OSN-2009/4   | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |    0.584 |
| MB-OSN-2005/1   | Mumbai           | Western Offshore   |   30.265 |
| MN-DWN-98/3     | Mahanadi         | Eastern Offshore   |    7.525 |
| MN-OSN-2000/2   | Mahanadi         | Eastern Offshore   |   33.828 |
| PA-ONN-2005/2   | Purnea           | West Bengal        |    4.022 |
| PR-OSN-2004/1   | Palar            | Eastern Offshore   |    6.543 |
| RAVVA           | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |    6.504 |
| RJ-ON-90/1      | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan          |  154.363 |
| VN-ONN-2004/1   | Vindhyan         | Rajasthan          |    0.936 |
| VN-ONN-2004/2   | Vindhyan         | Rajasthan          |    2.962 |
| VN-ONN-2009/3   | Vindhyan         | Madhya Pradesh     |    7.727 |
| WB-ONN-2005/2   | Bengal           | West Bengal        |    5.941 |
| WB-ONN-2005/3   | Bengal           | West Bengal        |    1.799 |
| WB-ONN-2005/4   | Bengal           | West Bengal        |   13.381 |
| AA-ONN-2002/3   | Assam-Arakan     | Assam              |    0.074 |
| AA-ONN-2009/3   | Assam-Arakan     | Assam              |    2.434 |
| AA-ONN-2009/4   | Assam-Arakan     | Assam              |    5.813 |
| AN-DWN-2009/1   | Andaman-Nicobar  | Andaman-Nicobar    |    0.537 |
| AN-DWN-2009/2   | Andaman-Nicobar  | Andaman-Nicobar    |    0.615 |
| AN-DWN-2009/3   | Andaman-Nicobar  | Andaman-Nicobar    |    0.635 |
| CY-OSN-2009/2   | Cauvery          | Eastern Offshore   |   34.877 |
| GK-OSN-2010/1   | Gujarat-Kutch    | Western Offshore   |    5.796 |
| KG-DWN-2002/1   | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |    0.001 |
| KG-ONN-2004/1   | Krishna Godavari | Andhra Pradesh     |  114.398 |
| KG-OSN-2009/4   | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore   |    0.351 |

|                                    | KHARSANG                    | Assam-Arakan     | Arunanchal Pradesh   |    0.329 |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|----------------------|----------|
|                                    | MB-OSN-2010/2               | Mumbai           | Western Offshore     |    4.73  |
|                                    | MN-OSN-2000/2               | Mahanadi         | Eastern Offshore     |   16.914 |
|                                    | MZ-ONN-2004/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Mizoram              |   52.895 |
|                                    | RJ-ONN-2004/2               | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan            |   14.884 |
|                                    | RJ-ONN-2005/2               | Rajasthan        | Rajasthan            |   18.007 |
|                                    | WB-ONN-2005/4               | Bengal           | West Bengal          |    4.46  |
| Omkar Naturals Resources Pvt. Ltd. | CB-ONN-2005/5               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |    0.35  |
| Pan India Consultants              | CB-ONN-2010/5               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |    0.116 |
|                                    | MN-DWN-98/3                 | Mahanadi         | Eastern Offshore     |    5.017 |
| Petrobras                          | CB-ONN-2002/3/ Miroli-1 & 6 | Cambay           | Gujarat              |    0.035 |
|                                    | RAVVA                       | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore     |    2.033 |
|                                    | CB-ONN-2003/1               | Cambay           | Gujarat              |   15.38  |
|                                    | CY-DWN-2001/2               | Cauvery          | Eastern Offshore     |    8.995 |
|                                    | KG-DWN-98/3-(D-6)           | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore     |   14.186 |
| Ravva Oil Pte. Ltd.                | NEC-OSN-97/2                | Mahanadi-NEC     | Eastern Offshore     |    7.019 |
|                                    | NEC-DWN-2004/1              | Mahanadi-NEC     | Eastern Offshore     |    0.628 |
|                                    | NEC-DWN-2004/2              | Mahanadi-NEC     | Eastern Offshore     |    0.688 |
|                                    | MZ-ONN-2004/1               | Assam-Arakan     | Mizoram              |    9.334 |
| Santos International               | PR-OSN-2004/1               | Palar            | Eastern Offshore     |    5.608 |
| Operations Pty. Ltd.               | RAVVA                       | Krishna Godavari | Eastern Offshore     |    4.065 |
| Grand Total                        | Grand Total                 | Grand Total      | Grand Total          | 2177.04  |

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| BasinName                                                                 | 14-15                                                                     |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           | 15-16                                                                     |                                                                           | Exp.                                                                      |                                                                           | 16-17 2D                                                                  |                                                                           |                                                                           | (P) Upto                                                                  | 2017-18 Only                                                              |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Andaman-Nicobar                                                           | 2D Survey (LKM) 0                                                         | 3D Survey (SKM) 0                                                         |                                                                           | Discoveries                                                               | Survey 0                                                                  | Survey (SKM) 0                                                            | Wells Nos 0                                                               | Discoveries                                                               | Survey (LKM) 0                                                            | Survey (SKM) 0                                                            | 0                                                                         | Discoveries                                                               | Survey                                                                    | Wells                                                                     | Discoveries                                                               |                                                                           |
| Assam-Arakan Fold Belt                                                    | 0                                                                         | 297                                                                       | 0 0                                                                       |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Assam-Arakan Shelf                                                        | 92                                                                        | 126                                                                       | 1                                                                         |                                                                           | 196                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 4                                                                         |                                                                           | 104                                                                       | 78                                                                        | 1                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Bengal                                                                    | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 3140                                                                      |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Cambay                                                                    | 3241                                                                      | 404                                                                       | 19                                                                        |                                                                           | 5607                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 21                                                                        |                                                                           |                                                                           | 3065                                                                      | 1                                                                         | 5                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Cauvery                                                                   | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           | 6                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           | 5                                                                         | 11780                                                                     | 446                                                                       | 22                                                                        |                                                                           | 444                                                                       | 8                                                                         | 2                                                                         |                                                                           |
|                                                                           |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 2                                                                         | 2                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           | 3124                                                                      | 1311                                                                      | 3                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Deccan Syneclise                                                          | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Ganga                                                                     | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Himalayan- Foreland                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Kerela Konkan                                                             | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Krishna Godavari                                                          | 34                                                                        | 1710                                                                      | 12                                                                        | 2                                                                         | 1581                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 8                                                                         | 4                                                                         | 523                                                                       | 255                                                                       | 4                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           | 1                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Kutch                                                                     | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 4                                                                         | 3                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 4                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Mahanadi                                                                  | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Mumbai                                                                    | 2128                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 3                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Pranhita Godavari                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                 | 0                                                                         | 711                                                                       | 46                                                                        | 9                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 791                                                                       | 13                                                                        | 2                                                                         | 110                                                                       | 1151                                                                      | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Satpura-South Rewa-Damodar                                                | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Saurashtra                                                                | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Vindhyan                                                                  |                                                                           |                                                                           | 0                                                                         |                                                                           | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Grand Total                                                               | 0 5495                                                                    | 0 3248                                                                    | 88                                                                        | 22                                                                        | 7384                                                                      | 791                                                                       | 55                                                                        | 14                                                                        | 0 18781                                                                   | 0 6306                                                                    | 2 39                                                                      | 8                                                                         | 444                                                                       | 9                                                                         | 2                                                                         |                                                                           |

## Statewise Expenditure on Exploration for last three year by ONGC

|        |                  |                        |                        | (Rs. In Crore)         |
|--------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl.No. | State/UT         | Total Exploration Cost | Total Exploration Cost | Total Exploration Cost |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   | 592.24                 | 339.41                 | 889.26                 |
| 2      | Assam            | 729.42                 | 587.17                 | 665.99                 |
| 3      | Bihar            | -                      | 0.01                   | 0.79                   |
| 4      | Gujrat           | 741.63                 | 828.48                 | 669.68                 |
| 5      | Himachal Pradesh | 5.61                   | 3.18                   | 21.02                  |
| 6      | Jharkhand        | 55.31                  | 28.34                  | 31.55                  |
| 7      | Madhya Pradesh   | 105.02                 | 70.47                  | 121.30                 |
| 8      | Mizoram          | 16.07                  | 73.86                  | 23.09                  |
| 9      | Nagaland         | -                      | 0.14                   | 0.39                   |
| 10     | Rajasthan        | 126.72                 | 130.73                 | 70.67                  |
| 11     | Tamil Nadu       | 183.06                 | 392.68                 | 365.20                 |
| 12     | Tripura          | 142.97                 | 250.69                 | 237.10                 |
| 13     | Uttar Pradesh/   | -                      | -                      | 0.05                   |
| 14     | Uttranchal       | 69.96                  | 20.96                  | 3.64                   |
| 15     | West Bengal      | 120.16                 | 122.84                 | 108.59                 |
|        | Total Onshore    | 2,888.18               | 2,848.95               | 3,208.32               |

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| 16   | Offshore                 |          |          |           |
|------|--------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
|      | Andhra Pradesh-Offshore  | 1,402.05 | 3,238.44 | 4,724.26  |
|      | Andaman-Offshore         | 13.83    | 42.72    | 65.00     |
|      | Maharashtra- Offshore    | 3,511.38 | 2,533.06 | 3,599.74  |
|      | Orissa-Offshore          | 22.58    | 29.69    | 1,144.58  |
|      | Tamil Nadu-Offshore      | 255.65   | 14.36    | 70.97     |
|      | West Bengal-Offshore     | (0.00)   | 0.00     | 0.00      |
|      | Kerela                   | -        | 0.40     | 8.34      |
|      | Kuchh saurastra offshore | 224.92   | 771.51   | 410.50    |
|      | Total Offshore           | 5,430.40 | 6,630.19 | 10,023.37 |
|      | Grand Total              | 8,318.58 | 9,479.14 | 13,231.69 |

## Details of exploratory activities carried out by ONGC in the country during 2014-17 and 2017-18:

| Basin            | Year:2014-15   | Year:2014-15   | Year:2014-15      | Year:2014-15   | Year:2015-16   | Year:2015-16   | Year:2015-16      | Year:2015-16   | Year:2016-17   | Year:2016-17   | Year:2016-17      | Year:2016-17   | Year:2017-18(as on 01.01.2018)   | Year:2017-18(as on 01.01.2018)   | Year:2017-18(as on 01.01.2018)   | Year:2017-18(as on 01.01.2018)   |
|------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Basin            | 2D (LKM)       | 3D (SKM)       | Exploratory Wells | Discovery      | 2D (LKM)       | 3D (SKM)       | Exploratory Wells | Discovery      | 2D (LKM)       | 3D (SKM)       | Exploratory Wells | Discovery      | 2D (LKM)                         | 3D (SKM)                         | Exploratory Wells                | Discovery                        |
| Rajasthan        |                | 0.5            | 1.0               |                |                | 86.8           | 1                 |                |                | 108.3          | 1.0               |                |                                  | 60.1                             |                                  |                                  |
| Cambay           | 153.2          | 328.2          | 26.0              | 4.0            |                | 354.321        | 31.0              |                |                | 450.8          | 31.0              | 5.0            |                                  | 108.7                            | 19.0                             | 2.0                              |
| Assam Shelf      |                |                | 10.0              | 3.0            |                | 54.05          | 7.0               |                |                | 11.7           | 8.0               | 5.0            |                                  |                                  | 6.0                              |                                  |
| Cachar           | 148.6          |                | 2.0               | 1.0            | 184            | 32.1           | 1                 |                | 10.5           | 73.9           | 3.0               |                |                                  |                                  | 1.0                              |                                  |
| Tripura          | 68.8           | 13.6           | 4.0               |                | 117.82         | 10.16          | 6.0               | 2              | 35.5           | 16.9           | 3.0               |                |                                  | 92.1                             | 7.0                              | 1.0                              |
| KG               |                | 327.7          | 5.0               | 1.0            |                | 724.16         | 5                 | 4              |                | 1235.0         | 7.0               | 2.0            |                                  | 641.1                            | 4.0                              | 1.0                              |
| Palar            |                |                | 2.0               |                |                |                |                   |                |                |                |                   |                |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| Cauvery          | 207.4          | 230.6          | 7.0               | 2.0            |                | 47.48          | 5.0               | 1              |                |                | 6.0               |                |                                  |                                  | 6.0                              |                                  |
| Bengal           |                |                | 1.0               |                |                |                | 2                 |                |                |                | 2.0               |                |                                  |                                  | 1.0                              |                                  |
| HF               |                |                | 1.0               |                |                |                |                   |                |                |                |                   |                |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| Vindhyan         |                | 203.0          | 3.0               | 1.0            |                |                | 2.0               |                | 216.7          | 374.8          | 2.0               | 1.0            | 354.8                            | 44.9                             | 2.0                              |                                  |
| Damodar (CBM)    | 28.0           |                |                   |                |                |                |                   |                |                |                |                   |                |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| Total onland     | 605.9          | 1103.6         | 62.0              | 12.0           | 0.0            | 0.0            | 51.0              | 0.0            | 262.7          | 2271.4         | 63.0              | 13.0           | 354.8                            | 946.9                            | 46.0                             | 4.0                              |
| Kutch Saurashtra |                | 276.2          | 6.0               | 2.0            |                |                | 7.0               | 3              |                |                | 8.0               | 1.0            |                                  |                                  | 6.0                              |                                  |
| Mumbai           |                | 7349.2         | 16.0              | 3.0            |                | 4040.2         | 15.0              | 3              |                | 4353.2         | 23.0              | 5.0            |                                  | 518.1                            | 16.0                             | 1.0                              |
| KG               |                | 317.1          | 13.0              | 4.0            |                | 94.53          | 5.0               | 2              |                | 658.8          | 6.0               | 3.0            |                                  | 149.1                            | 6.0                              | 2.0                              |
| Cauvery          |                | 1320.3         |                   |                |                |                |                   |                |                |                |                   |                | -                                | -                                | -                                | -                                |
| KG               |                |                | 3.0               | 1.0            |                |                | 5                 | 2              |                | 124.3          | 0.0               | 0.0            |                                  |                                  | 4.0                              | 2.0                              |
| Mahanadi         |                |                | 3.0               |                |                |                | 5.0               | 2              |                |                |                   |                |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| Total Offshore   | 0.0            | 9262.8         | 41.0              | 10.0           | 0.0            | 0.0            | 32.0              | 0.0            | 0.0            | 5136.3         | 37.0              | 9.0            | 0.0                              | 667.3                            | 32.0                             | 5.0                              |
| TotalONGC        | 605.9          | 10366.3        | 103.0             | 22.0           | 0.0            | 0.0            | 83.0              | 0.0            | 262.7          | 7407.7         | 100.0             | 22.0           | 354.8                            | 1614.1                           | 78.0                             | 9.0                              |

Oil India Limited State-wise details of Seismic Survey during last three years & current year upto Q3, 2017

| Basin                    | Year:2014-15   | Year:2014-15   | Year:2014-15   | Year:2014-15   | Year:2015-16   | Year:2015-16   | Year:2015-16   | Year:2015-16   | Year:2016-17   | Year:2016-17   | Year:2016-17   | Year:2016-17   | Year:2017-18(Upto Q3)   | Year:2017-18(Upto Q3)   | Year:2017-18(Upto Q3)   | Year:2017-18(Upto Q3)   |
|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Basin                    | 2D (LKM)       | 3D (SKM)       | Expenditure    | Discovery      | 2D (LKM)       | 3D (SKM)       | Expendi ture   | Discovery      | 2D (LKM)       | 3D (SKM)       | Expenditure    | Discovery      | 2D (LKM)                | 3D (SKM)                | Expenditure             | Discovery               |
| Assam& Arunachal Pradesh | 208.8          | 113.4          | 245.2          | 11.0           | 283.3 100.1    | 241.8          |                | 6.0            | 197.0          | 141.4          | 221.9          | 10.0           | 42.2                    | 149.9                   | 190.9                   | 5.0                     |
| Mizoram                  |                | 296.6          | 35.9           |                |                | 0.0            | 34.5           |                |                | 0.0            | 11.2           |                |                         | 0.0                     | 1.6                     |                         |
| K G Basin                | 33.8           |                | 29.6           | 1.0            |                | 0.0            | 25.9           |                |                | 0.0            | 36.2           |                |                         |                         | 31.0                    |                         |
| Mumbai Offshore          |                | 824.2          | 26.9           |                |                | 0.0            | 1.0            |                |                | 0.0            | 10.7           |                |                         | 0.0                     | -                       |                         |
| Toatl                    | 242.7          | 1234.2         | 337.6          | 12.0           | 283.3          | 100.1          | 303.1          | 6.0            | 197.0          | 141.4          | 280.0          | 10.0           | 42.2                    | 149.9                   | 223.5                   | 5.0                     |

(Expenditure Rs. in Crore)