Lok Sabha Question No. 819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Oil Fields between Assam and Nagaland
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Tokheho Yepthomi

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  July, 2022

Oil Fields between Assam and Nagaland

## 819. SHRI TOKHEHO YEPTHOMI:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the details of oil fields between Assam and Nagaland;
- (b) the details of the quantity of oil being extracted from each oil field;
- (c) the details of the oil fields supplying crude oil to different refineries with quantity during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (d) the details of the oil royality paid to the State of Assam per annum during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

(a)  to  (c)  Consequent  to  a    boundary  dispute  between  the  States  of  Assam  and  Nagaland, certain area has been marked as Disputed Area Belt (DAB). Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) operates 8 fields in DAB. Details of fields and its oil production which is supplied to different refineries during last five years are as under:

| Name of Field   | Oil Production in Thousand Metric Tonne(TMT)   | Oil Production in Thousand Metric Tonne(TMT)   | Oil Production in Thousand Metric Tonne(TMT)   | Oil Production in Thousand Metric Tonne(TMT)   | Oil Production in Thousand Metric Tonne(TMT)   |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                 | 2017-18                                        | 2018-19                                        | 2019-20                                        | 2020-21                                        | 2021-22                                        |
| Babejia         | 0.34                                           | 10.03                                          | 16.82                                          | 15.42                                          | 12.40                                          |
| Dayalpur        | 12.96                                          | 17.92                                          | 19.02                                          | 17.74                                          | 18.27                                          |
| Kasomarigaon    | 22.56                                          | 24.29                                          | 30.37                                          | 29.63                                          | 27.28                                          |
| East Lakhibari  | 1.67                                           | 1.46                                           | 1.31                                           | 1.44                                           | 1.54                                           |
| Kalyanpur       | 0.46                                           | 0.14                                           | 0.02                                           | 0.33                                           | 0.14                                           |
| Khoraghat       | 30.85                                          | 54.26                                          | 69.71                                          | 68.91                                          | 64.89                                          |
| Nambar          | 11.24                                          | 13.41                                          | 15.95                                          | 16.29                                          | 8.57                                           |
| Suphyam         | 4.18                                           | 2.10                                           | 0.26                                           | 0.30                                           | 0.07                                           |
| Total           | 84.26                                          | 123.61                                         | 153.46                                         | 150.06                                         | 133.16                                         |

Source:ONGC

- (d) The details of royalty paid on crude oil from all the fields located in the state of Assam during the last five years, year-wise are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Royalty (in Rs. Crore) |
|------------------|--------------------------|
| 2017-18          |                  1721.31 |
| 2018-19          |                  2330.23 |
| 2019-20          |                  2085.16 |
| 2020-21          |                  1355.55 |
| 2021-22          |                  2411.38 |

Source: ONGC, Oil India Ltd and Directorate General of Hydrocarbons

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