Lok Sabha Question No. 2515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Domestic Crude Oil
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd   August, 2023

## Domestic Crude Oil

## 2515. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  total  amount  of  domestic  crude  oil  production  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, year-wise;
- (b) the steps taken to increase the domestic crude oil production in the country;
- (c) the total consumption of all petroleum products during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
- (d) the quantum of imported crude oil and the amount of foreign exchange released; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  alternative  energy  form  instead  of depending on fossil fuels?

## 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) The details of domestic crude oil production in Million Metric Tonne (MMT) during the last three years and the current year are given as under:

| Financial Year                                       |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 (Q1) |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
| Crude Oil Production (in Million Metric Tonne (MMT)) |     30.49 |     29.69 |     29.18 |           7.31 |

Source: DGH

- (b) The Government has taken various long/short term policy initiatives to increase domestic crude oil production which inter-alia includes:

## 1. Long term Policy initiatives:

- i. Discovered Small Field Policy, 2015.
- ii. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy, 2016.
- iii. Setting up of National Data Repository, 2017.
- iv. Re-assessment of Hydrocarbon Resources 2017
- v. Policy  to  Promote  and  Incentivize  Enhanced  Recovery  Methods  for  Oil  and  Gas, 2018.

- vi. Policy Framework for Exploration and Exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons under Existing Production Contracts and Nomination Fields, 2018.
- vii. Reforms in  Hydrocarbon  Exploration and Licensing Policy for  enhancing  domestic exploration and production of oil and gas 2019.

## 2. Short and medium term initiatives:

- i. Early Monetization of Existing Discoveries.
- ii. Improving Recovery Factor through implementation of Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques.
- iii. Revival of sick wells.
- iv. Renewal of Facilities and other infrastructure.
- v. Monetization of small and marginal discoveries in onshore through service contract and outsourcing.
- vi. Redevelopment of existing matured fields and development of new fields/marginal fields.
- vii. Induction of suitable technologies on selective fields.
8. (c)  Total  consumption  of  all  petroleum  products  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  first quarter (Q1) of current year is given as below:
9. (d) Details of crude oil imported along-with its cost for last 3 years and first quarter (Q1) of current year is given below:
10. (e)  Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  alternative  energy  instead  of depending  on  fossil  fuels inter-alia include  expansion  of  National  Gas  Grid  Pipeline, expansion  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  network,  setting  up  of  Liquefied  Natural  Gas (LNG) Terminals, allocation of domestic gas to Compressed Natural Gas (Transport) / Piped Natural Gas (Domestic) CNG(T)/PNG(D) in no cut category, allowing marketing and pricing freedom to gas produced from high pressure/high temperature areas, deep water & ultra-deep water  and  from  coal  seams,  Sustainable  Alternative  Towards  Affordable  Transportation (SATAT) initiatives to promote Bio-CNG, increase in renewable energy capacity, establishment of Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles, etc.

| Financial Year                            |   2020 - 21 |   2021 - 22 (P) |   2022 - 23 (P) |   2023 - 24 (Q1) (P) |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Consumption of Petroleum Products (inMMT) |       194.3 |           201.7 |             223 |                 58.1 |

Source: PPAC, (P): Provisional

| Financial Year                |    2020-21 |    2021-22 |   2022-23 (P) |   2023-24 (Q1) (P) |
|-------------------------------|------------|------------|---------------|--------------------|
| Crude Oil Import (in MMT)     |    196.46  |    212.38  | 232.73        |             59.71  |
| Import Cost (in US $ billion) |     62.248 |    120.675 | 157.597       |             31.173 |
| Rs.(Cr)                       | 459779     | 901262     |   1.26091e+06 |         256123     |

Source: PPAC, (P): Provisional

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