Lok Sabha Question No. 2347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Production of Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Chandan Singh, Su Thirunavukkarasar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  JULY, 2019

## Production of Crude Oil and Natural Gas

## 2347. SHRI CHANDAN SINGH: SHRI SU. THIRUNAVUKKARASAR:

पैट्रोलियम व प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the domestic production of crude oil and natural gas has been increased in the country during the last five years and if so, the details thereof along with the rate of success achieved in enhancing self-reliance in production of these products, yearwise;

(b) the quantum of additional fund invested in this regard during the said period;

(c)  whether  it  is  true  that  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  (ONGC)  has  planned  to double its gas production in the next 4-5 years and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and

(d)  the  details  of  total  investment  and  source  of  investment  required  to  achieve  the said targets?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

(a) The details of domestic crude oil production in Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) during last five years along with percentage self-sufficiency are given below: -

| Crude Oil                                             | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Domestic Production (including condensate)            | 37.5      | 36.9      | 36.0      | 35.7      | 34.2      |
| Self-sufficiency based on consumption of POL products | 21.7%     | 19.4%     | 18.3%     | 17.1%     | 16.3%     |

The  domestic  natural  gas  production  in  Million  Metric  Standard  Cubic  Meters (MMSCM) during the last five years is as under:

| Natural Gas               | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Gross Domestic Production | 33,657    | 32,249    | 31,897    | 32,649    | 32,873    |
| Self Sufficiency (%)      | 63.7%     | 59.3%     | 55.4%     | 53.6%     | 52.8%     |

(b) During  last five  years, i.e. from 2014-15 to 2018-19, Oil India Limited (OIL) has invested  ₹15,927.03  crore,  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  (ONGC)  has  invested ₹119,535.48 crore in their nomination fields and $5,528 Million (provisional) has been invested in fields under Production Sharing Contract regime.

(c) & (d) The gas production in Million Metric Standard Cubic Meters (MMSCM)) from ONGC for the year 2018-19 (Actual), 2019-20 (BE target) and Projections till 2022-23 are as under:-

| Year           | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Gas Production | 24,747    | 26,265    | 27,824    | 30,796    | 32,015    |

ONGC is undertaking various steps to increase the production of natural gas including redevelopment  of  existing  matured  fields  and  development  of  new  fields/marginal fields.    ONGC  is  giving  major  thrust  to  develop  discoveries  made  in  the  Krishna Godavari basin in Eastern offshore including NELP Block KG-DWN-98/2. Integrated Development of G-1 & GS-15 fields and integrated development of Vashishta-S1 have been completed and put on production.  In addition,  ONGC  is  also  developing  Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Blocks. ONGC has planned to invest (CAPEX) ₹160,141 crore for the next five years to achieve the targets. ONGC makes investments from various sources including internal accruals, short and long term loans.

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