Lok Sabha Question No. 5921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Investment in Hydrocarbon Exploration
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: NINONG ERING, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, V. SATHYABAMA, MAUSAM NOOR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5921 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  APRIL, 2017

## INVESTMENT IN HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION

5921.   SHRI NINONG ERING: SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR: SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details of mega/new initiatives taken by the Government to promote and develop oil and gas / hydrocarbon sector along with fund allocated / spent during the last two years and the current year, State / UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  grant  extension  to  the  Production  Sharing Contracts signed by the Government awarding pre-NELP Exploration Blocks to enable and facilitate investment and extract the remaining reserves and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether the Hydrocarbon Sector Skill council instituted under Skill India initiative has started  imparting  training  to  the  prime  stakeholders  in  the  oil  sector  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)    the details of prospects envisaged in the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for North Eastern Region of the country along with its benefits for the direct and indirect employment in that region;
- (e)    the details of onshore/offshore crude oil and natural gas reserves explored/ produced and  ultimate  reserve  accretion  including  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  for  the purpose so far along with target fixed and achievements made therefrom, State/UT/blockwise; and
- (f)          whether  the  Government is seeking/proposes to seek the help of foreign countries like United  States  of  America  and  Russia  etc.  to  introduce  advanced  technology  in  finding  full potential of our reserves of oil and natural gas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( प्राार रन्त्िवत्र ( ) प्रााप्र ामेवध ीी )

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a):   In order to promote and develop oil and gas in the country following steps are taken / being taken by the Government:
- i. Implementation of Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Policy (HELP) alongwith Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) and Dissemination  of Geo-Scientific data through National data repository (NDR)
- ii. Discovered Small Field Policy for Early Monetization of Discovered Fields of ONGC and OIL
- iii. Extension of Existing Production Sharing Contracts
- iv. Appraisal of unapprised areas in various sedimentary basins  under National Seismic Program.  ONGC and OIL have incurred  an  expenditure  of  Rs  257.98  crore  these activities so far.
- v. Multi-client Geo-scientific Surveys/activities in order to enable systematic exploration in unapprised areas in various sedimentary basins
- vi. Re-Assessment of Hydrocarbon Resources of the country.

The  above  policies  are  envisaged  to  be  implemented  with  private  sector  investment.  An expenditure of Rs. 15.51 Crore have been incurred  for setting up National Data Repository.

(b):    Government  has  approved  a  policy  for  grant  of  extension  to  the  Production  Sharing Contracts (PSC) signed by Government of India awarding Pre-NELP Exploration Blocks to enable and facilitate investment to extract the remaining recoverable reserves.

(c):  Hydrocarbon  Sector  Skill  Council  (HSSC)  instituted  under  Skill  India  initiative  on 26.04.2016 is entrusted with taking up accreditation of training service providers for different trades,  engagement  of  minimum  number  of  certified  manpower,  third  party  certification, compliance  and  monitoring  of  skill  development  programmes.  Further,  oil  Public  Sector Undertaking have set up 4 Skill Development Institutes (SDIs) in the country, which have starting imparting training in various disciplines.

(d): Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 document for north-east India has a focused and consultative exercise to develop a common and shared aspiration for benefiting people of the north east region.    The  objectives  of  the  plan  are  to  leverage  the  region's  hydrocarbon  potential, enhance  access  to  clean  fuels, improve  availability of petroleum  products,  facilitate economic development and to link common people to the economic activities in this sector. The Vision document aims at doubling Oil & Gas production by 2030, making clean fuels accessible,  fast  tracking  projects,  generating  employment  opportunities  and  promoting cooperation with neighboring countries.

(e):   The details of onshore/offshore crude oil and natural gas reserves explored/produced and  ultimate  reserves  accretion  are  at Annexure. Hydrocarbon  exploration  &  production activities are undertaken by National Oil Companies and Private/Joint Venture Companies from their own resources, the Government do not allocate/spend fund for E&P activities/projects.

(f):      Memorandums  of  Understanding  (MoUs)  have  been  signed  between  the  Government  and international organizations for mutual cooperation in the area of upstream E&P sector. Currently, there are six active MOUs and extension of two expired MOUs is underway. These MoUs have been signed  with  different  countries  i.e.  Germany(02),  Japan  (01),  USA  (04)  &  Norway  (01)  to  exchange technical  knowledge  and  technical  information  on  gas  hydrate,  research  &  development,  human resource  development,  exchange  of  knowledge  and  expertise  in  the  area  concerning  shale  gas resource assessment etc.

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Annexure To be referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5921 to be answered

## on 10.04.2017

| Country Oil Production TMT( Thousand Metric Tonnes)   | Country Oil Production TMT( Thousand Metric Tonnes)   | Country Oil Production TMT( Thousand Metric Tonnes)   | Country Oil Production TMT( Thousand Metric Tonnes)   | Country Oil Production TMT( Thousand Metric Tonnes)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| State/Source                                          | 2013-14                                               | 2014-15                                               | 2015-16                                               | 2016-17 ( April-January)                              |
| Onshore                                               | Onshore                                               | Onshore                                               | Onshore                                               | Onshore                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                        | 297                                                   | 254                                                   | 295                                                   | 226                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 111                                                   | 69                                                    | 57                                                    | 47                                                    |
| Assam                                                 | 4709                                                  | 4473                                                  | 4185                                                  | 3496                                                  |
| Gujarat                                               | 5061                                                  | 4653                                                  | 4461                                                  | 3851                                                  |
| Rajasthan                                             | 9180                                                  | 8848                                                  | 8602                                                  | 6874                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                                            | 226                                                   | 241                                                   | 261                                                   | 229                                                   |
| Total Onshore                                         | 19584                                                 | 18538                                                 | 17861                                                 | 14722                                                 |
| Offshore                                              | Offshore                                              | Offshore                                              | Offshore                                              | Offshore                                              |
| Total Offshore                                        | 18204                                                 | 18923                                                 | 19089                                                 | 15398                                                 |
| Grand Total                                           | 37788                                                 | 37461                                                 | 36950                                                 | 30120                                                 |

| Country Gas ProductionMMSCMD ( Million Standard Cubic Metres/Day)   | Country Gas ProductionMMSCMD ( Million Standard Cubic Metres/Day)   | Country Gas ProductionMMSCMD ( Million Standard Cubic Metres/Day)   | Country Gas ProductionMMSCMD ( Million Standard Cubic Metres/Day)   | Country Gas ProductionMMSCMD ( Million Standard Cubic Metres/Day)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/Source                                                        | 2013-14                                                             | 2014-15                                                             | 2015-16                                                             | 2016-17 ( April- January)                                           |
| Onshore                                                             | Onshore                                                             | Onshore                                                             | Onshore                                                             | Onshore                                                             |
| Gujarat                                                             | 4.5                                                                 | 4.2                                                                 | 4.1                                                                 | 4.2                                                                 |
| Assam                                                               | 7.9                                                                 | 8.1                                                                 | 8.3                                                                 | 8.5                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 3.2                                                                 | 1.5                                                                 | 1.7                                                                 | 2.3                                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                          | 3.6                                                                 | 3.3                                                                 | 2.8                                                                 | 2.7                                                                 |
| Tripura                                                             | 2.3                                                                 | 3.1                                                                 | 3.6                                                                 | 3.8                                                                 |
| Rajasthan                                                           | 2.7                                                                 | 3.2                                                                 | 3.7                                                                 | 3.5                                                                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 0.1                                                                 | 0.1                                                                 | 0.1                                                                 | 0.1                                                                 |
| CBM-WB, MP, Jharkhand                                               | 0.4                                                                 | 0.6                                                                 | 1.1                                                                 | 1.5                                                                 |
| Total Onshore                                                       | 24.7                                                                | 24.1                                                                | 25.2                                                                | 26.8                                                                |
| Offshore                                                            | Offshore                                                            | Offshore                                                            | Offshore                                                            | Offshore                                                            |
| Total Offshore                                                      | 72.3                                                                | 68.1                                                                | 62.9                                                                | 60.3                                                                |
| Grand Total                                                         | 97                                                                  | 92.2                                                                | 88.1                                                                | 87.0                                                                |

## Details of Reserves Accretion

| BASIN                              | States                                                                    | MMT-Million Metric Tonne Oil Equivalent Gas   | MMT-Million Metric Tonne Oil Equivalent Gas   | MMT-Million Metric Tonne Oil Equivalent Gas   | MMT-Million Metric Tonne Oil Equivalent Gas   | MMT-Million Metric Tonne Oil Equivalent Gas   |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|                                    |                                                                           | Resources                                     | Initial In-place Volume                       | Estimated Ultimate Recovery O+OEG (MMTOE)     | Estimated Ultimate Recovery O+OEG (MMTOE)     | Estimated Ultimate Recovery O+OEG (MMTOE)     |
|                                    |                                                                           |                                               | O+OEG (MMTOE)                                 |                                               |                                               |                                               |
| MUMBAI                             |                                                                           | 9190                                          |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |
|                                    |                                                                           |                                               | 4916.57                                       | 50.30                                         | 50.30                                         | 50.30                                         |
| ASSAM-ARAKAN FOLD BELT ASSAM SHELF | Arunanchal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura | 1860 3180                                     | 129.64 1926.76                                | 639.75                                        | 639.75                                        | 639.75                                        |
| CAMBAY                             | Gujarat                                                                   | 2050                                          | 1734.91                                       | 560.87                                        | 560.87                                        | 560.87                                        |
| KRISHNA-GODAVARI*                  | Telangana, Seemandra (Andhra Pradesh)                                     | 1130                                          | 1429.46                                       | 693.10                                        | 693.10                                        | 693.10                                        |
| CAUVERY                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 700                                           | 317.56                                        | 114.40                                        | 114.40                                        | 114.40                                        |
| RAJASTHAN                          | Rajasthan                                                                 | 380                                           | 411.42                                        | 117.37                                        | 117.37                                        | 117.37                                        |
| KUTCH                              | Gujarat                                                                   | 760                                           | 80.22                                         | 19.98                                         | 19.98                                         | 19.98                                         |
| ANDAMAN-NICOBAR                    |                                                                           | 180                                           | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| KERALA-KONKAN                      |                                                                           | 660                                           | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| SAURASHTRA OFFSHORE                |                                                                           | 280                                           | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| GANGA VALLEY                       | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal                                         | 230                                           | -                                             |                                               |                                               |                                               |
| BENGAL                             | West Bengal J& K, Himachal Pradesh,                                       | 190                                           | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| HIMALAYAN FORELAND                 | Uttarakhand                                                               | 150                                           | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| MAHANADI                           |                                                                           | 145                                           | 27.05                                         | 13.81                                         | 13.81                                         | 13.81                                         |
| DEEP WATER                         |                                                                           | 7000                                          |                                               | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| Total                              |                                                                           | 28085                                         | 10973.59                                      | 4130.06                                       | 4130.06                                       | 4130.06                                       |
|                                    |                                                                           |                                               | -                                             |                                               |                                               |                                               |

* Includes Reserves Established in Deep Water.