Lok Sabha Question No. 2641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Export of MS & HSD
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  December, 2022

## Export of MS & HSD

## 2641.  SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) export the Motor Spirit (MS) Petrol and High Speed Diesel (HSD) to any country other than Nepal and Bhutan and if so, the details during the last five years;
- (b) whether OMCs resort to export even when there is demand of these products in country and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is profitable to export MS and HSD fuel in compare to Refinery Transfer Price (RTP) and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  whether  the  new  authorisation  entity  of  motorist  fuels  marketing  has  applied  to Government OMCs for supply of MS and HSD and if so, the reasons for non-supply of MS and HSD till date?

## ANSWER पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राज् य मंी ( ी रामेश् वर तेली )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): The details of export of Motor Spirit (MS) (Petrol) and High Speed Diesel (HSD) Fuel by Indian  Oil  Corporation  Ltd.  (IOCL),  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Ltd.  (BPCL)  and Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation  Ltd.  (HPCL)  to  countries  other  than  Nepal  and  Bhutan during last five years are as under:-

(Quantity in TMT)

| Product                                              | 2017-2018                                            | 2018-2019                                            | 2019-2020                                            | 2020-2021                                            | 2021-2022                                            |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| MS                                                   | 222                                                  | 225                                                  | 0                                                    | 276                                                  | 668                                                  |
| HSD                                                  | 2060                                                 | 1356                                                 | 2185                                                 | 1985                                                 | 1994                                                 |
| Source: IOCL, BPCL &HPCL; TMT: Thousand Metric Tonne | Source: IOCL, BPCL &HPCL; TMT: Thousand Metric Tonne | Source: IOCL, BPCL &HPCL; TMT: Thousand Metric Tonne | Source: IOCL, BPCL &HPCL; TMT: Thousand Metric Tonne | Source: IOCL, BPCL &HPCL; TMT: Thousand Metric Tonne | Source: IOCL, BPCL &HPCL; TMT: Thousand Metric Tonne |

- (b): The Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) export surplus MS and HSD to other countries only after meeting domestic demand in the country.
- (c): Profitability of exporting Motor Spirit (MS) and High Speed Diesel (HSD) compared with Refinery Transfer Price (RTP) depends on prices actually quoted by the buyer on export tenders and the RTPs prevalent during export period as RTP pricing cycle and export price
- cycles are different. (d): Authorisation of transportation fuels marketing to an entity is a permission granted to sell such fuels. Such authorisation does not create any obligation/commitment on Government/Public Sector OMCs to sell/supply transportation fuels to these entities. Public Sector OMCs have informed that new entities authorised under Marketing Resolution dated 08.11.2019 have approached them with requests for supplies of MS&HSD. However, with no surplus quantity of MS&HSD being available as per current and projected demand, requests made by new entities could not be considered by Public Sector OMCs.

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