Lok Sabha Question No. 4327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Production of Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4327 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH, 2021

## Production of Gas

## † 4327. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  total  quantum  of  gas  production  in  thecountry  during  the  last  three  years including the sourceof production, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is any gap between demand andsupply of natural gas and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  thedemand-supply  gap  including  the import of LiquifiedNatural Gas;
- (d) the details of quantum of natural gas generallyimported to meet the said demand including  the  namesof the  countries  from which the said  imports  have takenplace, country-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has fixed any target tomake the country self-reliant in the production of naturalgas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

## ( ी धम धान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The total quantum of gas production in the country state-wise/source-wise during last three years is as under:

( in MMSCM)

| Onshore      | Onshore   | Onshore   | Onshore   |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| State/Source | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |

| Assam and Arunachal Pradesh    | 3249     | 3317     | 3187     |
|--------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| Gujarat                        | 1607     | 1402     | 1342     |
| Tamil Nadu                     | 1207     | 1208     | 1097     |
| Andhra Pradesh                 | 959      | 1082     | 912      |
| Tripura                        | 1440     | 1554     | 1473     |
| West Bengal (CBM)              | 531      | 350      | 306      |
| Jharkhand (CBM)                | 4        | 4        | 5        |
| Madhya Pradesh (CBM)           | 200      | 357      | 345      |
| Rajasthan                      | 1442     | 1483     | 1883     |
| Total Onshore                  | 10639    | 10756    | 10549    |
| Offshore                       | Offshore | Offshore | Offshore |
| Mumbai High & Eastern Offshore | 17791    | 19044    | 18576    |
| Pvt/JVs                        | 4219     | 3075     | 2059     |
| Grand Total                    | 32649    | 32875    | 31184    |

- (b) and (c) No  Sir.  Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (LNG)  is  being  imported  under  Open General Licensing (OGL) on mutually agreed terms betweenbuyers and sellers on techno-commercial basis.
- (d) Currently major portion  of LNG is  being imported  from Qatar,  USA, Russia, Australia  and  Nigeria.  Data  regarding  import  of  LNG  during  last  three  years  is  as under:

(in MMSCM)

|            |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| LNG import |     27439 |     28740 |     33887 |
| Total      |     59170 |     60798 |     64144 |

- (e) To  boost  the  production  of  Natural  Gas  to  make  country  self-reliant  in  the production  of  natural  gas,  Government  is  taking  steps  i.e.  (i) introduction  of Hydrocarbon  Exploration  and  Licensing  Policy  (HELP)/  Open  Acreage  Licensing

Policy  (OALP)  replacing  NELP/PSC.,  (ii)  introduction  of  Discovered  Small  Field (DSF)  Policy  for  early  monetization  of  un-monetized  discoveries  of  National  Oil Companies (NoCs) and (iii) National Data Repository  (NDR) and National Seismic Programme for conducting 2D seismic survey for data Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation (API).

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