Lok Sabha Question No. 801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Crude Oil Storages
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., S. RAJENDRAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM, SUDHEER GUPTA, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 801 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  July, 2018

## Crude Oil Storages

## 801. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

## पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  name  of  countries  with  which  India  has  collaboration  in crude  reserves programme as part of strategic energy partnership;
- (b) whether the United States of America proposes to collaborate with India on its crude oil reserve programme and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said decision is likely to be taken by both countries;
- (c) the benefits likely to accrue to the country after implementation of strategic energy partnership;
- (d) whether the Government has approved the proposal to build two more underground crude oil storages to raise emergency stockpile cover by 12 days to 22 days and if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of crude oil expected to be stored in such storages;
- (e) whether the Governmnt has worked out the cost, timelines and places shortlisted for new facilities and if so, the details thereof along with any private partnership formed to build these underground storages; and
- (f)  the details of existing crude oil storages in the country along with their capacity to store crude oil and the number of days of stockpile cover available therein, locationwise?

## ANSWER

## पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

- (a)     India has collaborated with United Arab Emirates for filling up one of the two caverns at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) facility located at Mangaluru.
- (b)        The  United  States  of  America  has  in  the  past  shared  its  experience  of  setting  up  salt leached  caverns.  However,  there  is  no  proposal  at  this  stage  before  Government  for setting up salt leached caverns.
- (c)      India  and  the  USA  launched  Strategic  Energy  Partnership  in  April  2018  with  the objective  to  enhance  energy  security,  energy  and  innovation  linkages  and  increased industry and stakeholder engagement in the energy sector.
- (d)  &  (e)    Government  has  given  'in  principle'  approval  for  creation  of  two  additional underground  rock  cavern  SPR  facilities  with  total  storage  capacity  of  6.5  Million Metric Ton (MMT). As per the consumption pattern of 2017-18, 6.5 MMT crude oil emergency stockpile will provide for about 11.57 days of India's crude oil requirement. The estimated time schedule for Chandikhol and Padur SPR facilities is 72 months and 60 months respectively. The expenditure for two SPRs is estimated to be Rs. 11,035 crore.
- (f)      Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited (ISPRL) has already created SPR facilities at 3 locations, namely (i) Vishakhapatnam (1.33 MMT), (ii) Mangaluru (1.5 MMT) and (iii) Padur (2.5 MMT). As per the consumption pattern of 2017-18, the total 5.33 MMT capacity will provide for about 9.5 days of crude oil requirement.

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