Lok Sabha Question No. 3660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Hydro-Carbon Projects
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi, A.K.P. Chinraj

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3660

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  March 2020

## Hydro-Carbon Projects

## 3660.   SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the total number of Hydro-Carbon projects in Delta region functioning at present;
- (b) the main objectives and purpose of the Hydro-Carbon projects;
- (c)  the  total  amount  spent  on  these  projects  and  the  total  revenue  expected  by operating these projects;
- (d) the status of implementation of the North-East Hydrocarbon vision, 2030;
- (e) the complete details of investments made towards the same during the last five years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (f) the details of refineries in Assam along with their refining capacity and the current production rate and the status of NRL expansion project?

## ANSWER

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

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

(a)  &  (b):  Oil  &  Gas  companies  are  carrying  out  exploration  /  development  / production activities in deltaic region of Krishna, Godavari & Cauvery in the States of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Tamil  Nadu.  The  objective  of  hydrocarbon  projects  is  to explore and discover hydrocarbon reserves so that the production of hydrocarbons can be augmented.  Also it will help to reduce import dependency for crude oil and natural gas. Further, enhanced gas production from hydrocarbon projects will help in transforming India into a gas based economy.

(c):  Oil  and  gas  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  have  completed  hydrocarbon projects with estimated investment of around Rs 1.37 lakh crore during 2015-19.

(d)  &  (e):  Government  of  India  has  prepared  the  Hydrocarbon  Vision  2030 document for North-East India, outlining steps to leverage the hydrocarbon sector for development of the north-east region focused efforts towards making

hydrocarbons  a  tool  to  enable  social  and  economic  development.  The  Vision Document has been a focused and consultative exercise to develop a common and shared aspiration for benefiting people of the north  east region. The objectives of the  vision  policy  are  to  leverage  the  North  East  region's  hydrocarbon  potential, enhance access to Natural Gas as a clean fuel, improve availability of petroleum products.  National  Oil  Companies  have  initiated  implementing  actionable  points emerged out of Hydrocarbon Vision-2030. The major activities are as under:-

-  Conducting 2D/3D seismic survey and drilling of exploratory wells.
-  Award of fields  in  North  East  Region  (NER)  for  exploration  and  production and offer of fields under Production Enhancement Contracts.
- -Expansion plan of Numaligarh Refinery from 3 to 9 MMTPA (Million metric tons per annum)
-  Expansion of Bongaigoan and Guwahati refinery.
-  Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline Project of NRL
-  Bio Refinery at Numaligarh
- -Formation  of  a  joint  venture  company  M/s  Indradhanush  Gas  Grid  Limited (IGGL) for pipeline activities in North Eastern Region.
-  'Pradhan  Mantri  Urja  Ganga  Project'  to  connect  North  East  Region  (NER) with the National Gas Grid.
-  Identification of 8 Geographical Areas (GAs) in NER for City Gas Distribution.

(f)  The  details  of  refineries  in  Assam  along  with  their  refining  capacity,  current production rate are as under:-

## Refining Capacity and Current Production

|   Sl. No. | Refinery          |   Installed Capacity (MMT) |   Production of petroleum products (MMT) (2018-19) |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Numaligarh (NRL)  |                       3    |                                              2.882 |
|         2 | Bongaigaon (IOCL) |                       2.35 |                                              2.337 |
|         3 | Guwahati (IOCL)   |                       1    |                                              1.03  |
|         4 | Digboi (IOCL)     |                       0.65 |                                              0.676 |

Government  has  approved  the  project  for  capacity  expansion  of  Numaligarh Refinery from 3 MMTPA (Million Metric Tonne Per Annum) to 9 MMTPA.  It involves setting  up  of  crude  oil  pipeline  from  Paradip  to  Numaligarh  and  product  pipeline from Numaligarh to Siliguri at a cost of Rs 22,594 crore.

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