Lok Sabha Question No. 823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Construction of Oil Storage Caverns
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M. VEERAPPA MOILY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 823 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  November, 2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF OIL STORAGE CAVERNS

## 823.  DR. M. VEERAPPA MOILY:

Will the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas be pleased to state:

- a)     The details of expenditure incurred on construction of oil storage caverns in country along with year-wise allocation for the Visakhapatnam, Padur and Mangalore caverns and the status of the completion of the above projects;
- b)     The details of existing storage capacity of various Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) including their utilisation of storage capacity at present along with countries/companies  to  which  the  storage  facilities have  been  let out so far, location/State/OMC-wise; and
- c)     The  number  of  public  and  private  sector  refineries  built/commissioned  before  and after 2014 along with ongoing projects and those which are in pipeline, State/ OMCwise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- a) Under  Strategic  Petroleum  Reserve  project  Phase-I,  underground  rock  caverns  for total storage of 5.33 MMT of crude oil at three locations, viz. Vishakhapatnam (1.33 MMT),  Mangalore  (1.50  MMT)  and  Padur  (2.5  MMT)  have  been  created.  The Vishakhapatnam and Mangalore storage facilities have already been commissioned. The facility at Vishakhapatnam has already been filled up and nearly one fourth of Mangalore storage facility has also been filled. The storage facility at Padur has also been completed. The total approved expenditure is Rs 4098.35 cr of which 3552.59 has already been disbursed. The year wise expenditure incurred is as in the Annex-I .
- b) As  per  current  estimates  the  installed  storage  capacity  of  various  Oil  Marketing Companies  is  estimated  to  provide  for  63  days  of  consumption  as  per  annual consumption figures of 2015-16.
- c)     A  total  of  22  refineries  (Public  Sector  and  Private)  were  built  and  commissioned before 2014 and Paradip Refinery was commissioned and dedicated to the nation on 7 th February 2016.

## Annex-I

All Figures in Rs Crs

| Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores        | Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores   | Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores   | Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores   | Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores   | Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores   | Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores   | Total approved cost Rs 4098.35 crores   |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Name of Strategic Petroleum Storage Facility | Inception till 2011-                    | 2011- 12                                | 2012- 13                                | 2013- 14                                | 2014- 15                                | 2015- 16                                | Total                                   |
| Visakhapatnam                                | 547.18                                  | 183.62                                  | 114.15                                  | 59.19                                   | 131.98                                  | 93.77                                   | 1129.89                                 |
| Mangalore                                    | 165.17                                  | 134.96                                  | 215.83                                  | 236.54                                  | 84.06                                   | 166.56                                  | 1003.12                                 |
| Padur                                        | 191.73                                  | 261.18                                  | 465.74                                  | 281.1                                   | 153.81                                  | 66.02                                   | 1419.58                                 |
| Total disbursed                              | Total disbursed                         | Total disbursed                         | Total disbursed                         | Total disbursed                         | Total disbursed                         | Total disbursed                         | 3552.59                                 |