Lok Sabha Question No. 26 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Consumption of Oil and Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## Consumption of Oil and Gas

## †26. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

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

(a) the latest position of availability and possibility of oil and gas in the country;

(b) the total consumption of oil and gas in the country at present;

(c) the percentage of total requirement of the country met with the present oil and gas reserves;

(d)  the  quantum  of  oil  and  gas  imported  to  meet  the  requirement  of  the  country besides domestic production during each of the last three years and the current year so far; and

(e) the foreign currency spent in terms of rupee and dollar in this regard during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The conventional hydrocarbon prognosticated resources in 26 sedimentary basins including offshore areas of the country are of the order of 41.87 Billion Metric Tonnes of O+OEG (oil and oil equivalent of gas). In-place hydrocarbon volume of 10.68 Billion Metric Tonnes of oil and oil equivalent gas (O+OEG) has been established through exploration as on 1 st April, 2018.

(b)  &  (c) During  April-December,  2018,  domestic  crude  oil  consumption  was  157.4 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) and domestic gas consumption was 44,766 Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter (MMSCM). During  this period, about  16.5% of total crude oil requirement  of  the  country  met  with  domestic  production,  while  about  55%  of  total domestic gas requirement met with domestic gas production.

(d)  &  (e) Details  of  crude  oil  and  natural  gas  imported  in  the  country  alongwith  the amount spent thereon in Rupees and Dollars are given below:

|                          | Crude Oil                   | Crude Oil               | Crude Oil           | Liquefied Natural Gas        | Liquefied Natural Gas   | Liquefied Natural Gas   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Year                     | Quantity imported ( in MMT) | Amount in US$ (Billion) | Amount in ` (Crore) | Quantity imported (in MMSCM) | Amount in US$ (Billion) | Amount in ` (Crore)     |
| 2015-16                  | 202.9                       | 64.0                    | 4,16,579            | 21,388                       | 6.9                     | 45,038                  |
| 2016-17 213.9            |                             | 70.2                    | 4,70,159            | 24,686                       | 6.1                     | 40,813                  |
| 2017-18 220.4            |                             | 87.8                    | 5,66,450            | 26,328                       | 7.7                     | 49,941                  |
| 2018-19 (till Dec, 2018) | 170.5                       | 86.9                    | 6,07,235            | 20,717                       | 7.5                     | 52,483                  |

MMSCM- Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter

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