Lok Sabha Question No. 2291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Production of Petroleum
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Amar Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2291 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  December, 2019

## Production of Petroleum

## 2291. DR. AMAR SINGH:

पैट्रोलियम व प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details of the target currently fixed for 2040 in terms of production of Petroleum along with the current timeline for production boost;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  inflow  of  capital  which  has  to  be  invested  in  the  petroleum companies to achieve this target, State/ PSU-wise;
- (c)  the  current  State-wise  segregation  of  production  segregated  according  to  PSUs; and
- (d) whether there are any steps mandating the treatment of waste products, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

(a) to (c) Tentative  production  targets  have  been  fixed  based  on  projection  of crude  oil  and  natural  gas  production  upto  FY  2023-24.  The  projection  targets  from 2019-20 to 2023-24 are as under:

| Year    |   Crude Oil (in MMT) |   Natural Gas (in BCM) |
|---------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                35.04 |                  34.55 |
| 2020-21 |                35.79 |                  39.32 |
| 2021-22 |                38.23 |                  46.92 |
| 2022-23 |                38.61 |                  54.53 |
| 2023-24 |                38.91 |                  55.68 |

*MMT - Million Metric Tonnes BCM- Billion Cubic Metre

The  tentative  domestic  investment  in  next  five  years  by  Oil  &  Natural  Gas Corporation  (ONGC)  and  Oil  India  Limited  (OIL)  in  exploration  and  production related  activities  is  about  ₹1,60,140.60  crore  and  ₹17,575.83  crore  respectively. However, this projected investment forecast for next 5 years is tentative and is based upon existing acreage and own assessment of ONGC and OIL.

State-wise/company-wise details of domestic oil (in Thousand Metric Tonnes) and gas (in  Million  Metric  Standard  Cubic  Meters)  produced  during  the  year  2018-19  is  as under:

| State             | Company   | Crude oil Production (in TMT)   |   Natural Gas Production (in MMSCM) |
|-------------------|-----------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | ONGC      | 296.2                           |                             1081.58 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | OIL       | 8.6                             |                               12.24 |
| Assam             | ONGC      | 990                             |                              482    |
| Assam             | OIL       | 3281.5                          |                             2481.93 |
| Gujarat           | ONGC      | 4501.4                          |                             1334    |
| Gujarat           | GSPC      | 33.93                           |                               11.56 |
| Jharkhand         | ONGC      | -                               |                                3.58 |
| Rajasthan         | ONGC      | -                               |                                4    |
| Rajasthan         | OIL       | 3.0                             |                              227.74 |
| Tamil Nadu        | ONGC      | 395                             |                             1207.35 |
| Tripura           | ONGC      | 3                               |                             1554    |

(d) As such no waste products are generated during the production of crude oil and natural  gas.  However,  effluent/sludge/wastewater  generated  during  the  process  is treated in Effluent Treatment Plant.

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