Lok Sabha Question No. 3309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Oil and Natural Gas Deposits in Manipur
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH, 2025

## Oil and Natural Gas Deposits in Manipur

## 3309.   Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

Will the MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any survey has been conducted by the Government to identify oil and natural gas deposits in Manipur by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) or any other agency,  if  so,  the  details  of  such  findings  and  the  Government assessment of these deposits;
- (b) whether there is any plan or if any permission has been granted to explore, drill and extract oil and natural gas from Manipur;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, including the locations and the terms of such permissions, if any; and
- (d) whether  any  arrangements  have  been  made  to  benefit  local  people  or  the  State Government from such endeavours and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेĚोͧलयम और Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğालय मɅ राÏय मंğी (Įी सुरेश गोपी)

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a)  to  (d):  Government  had  awarded two  blocks  AA-ONN-2009/1 (admeasuring  area 2217 Sq.  Km.)  and  AA-ONN-2009/2 (admeasuring area 1740 Sq. Km.) under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) falling in the districts of Jiribam, Tamenglong & Churachandpur in 2010.  Thereafter,  Petroleum  Exploration  License  (PEL)  was  granted  by  Government  of Manipur for the blocks AA-ONN-2009/1  and  AA-ONN-2009/2  on  23.09.2010 and 20.09.2010 respectively for a period of 04 years. The details of survey carried out in these blocks are as follows :

|   S.No. | Block                                                                                                        |   AA-ONN-2009/1 |   AA-ONN-2009/2 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|       1 | 2 Dimensional (2D) Seismic Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation (API) Survey [in Line Kilometre (LKM)] |          130.63 |           63.23 |
|       2 | Airborne Gradiometry Survey (LKM)                                                                            |         2954    |         2319    |
|       3 | Geological Mapping Survey (LKM)                                                                              |          312    |          496    |

However,  no  hydrocarbon  discovery  was  made  in  both  the  blocks  and  the  operator relinquished both the blocks on 01.10.2018 and the blocks are not active as on date.

Government has conducted Airborne Gravity Gradiometry & Gravity Magnetic (AGG&GM) survey in Manipur. A total of 5,451 Flight Line Kilometer (FLKM) 2D Seismic data has been acquired in Manipur. The data is available in National Data Repository (NDR).

Besides  above,  another  Pre-NELP  block,  namely,  AA-ONJ/2  operated  by  Oil  and  Natural Gas  Corporation  (ONGC)  had  part  area  (220  Sq.  Km.)  in  Manipur,  Assam  and  Mizoram. However, the area in Manipur was relinquished on 12.06.2014 by the operator.

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