Lok Sabha Question No. 2472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Crude Oil Production
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  August, 2023

## Crude Oil Production

2472. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  details  of  crude  oil  production  by  the  Government  owned  companies  and  private companies in the country during the last five years, year and company-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  ratio  of  crude  oil  production  is decreasing in  the  country and its import is increasing day by day; and
- (c) if so, the details and its consequences on Indian economy in coming years?

## 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)  Details  of  crude  oil  production  by  the  Government  owned  companies  and  private companies  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years,  year  and  company-wise,  is  given  at Annexure.
- (b) & (c) Details of domestic crude oil production and import of crude oil during the last five years is given as under:

| Financial Year                    |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (P) |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| Domestic Crude Production (inMMT) |      34.2 |     32.17 |     30.49 |     29.69 |         29.18 |
| Crude Oil Import (in MMT)         |     226.5 |    227    |    196.46 |    212.38 |        232.73 |

Source: PPAC and DGH, MMT: Million Metric Tonne, (P): Provisional

The import  value  of  crude  oil  depends  on  demand  growth,  price  volatility  in  international market, exchange rate changes, geo-political situations, etc. Increase in import value of crude oil results in higher outgo of foreign exchange.

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## (Reference part (a) of reply to LS USQ 2472)

## Crude oil production by Government owned and private companies in the country (in Million Metric Tonnes)

| S.NO.   | OPERATOR                                         | Govt/ Private   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | ONGC                                             | Govt.           |  21.156   |   20.775  |   20.335  |   19.607  |   19.643  |
| 2       | OIL                                              | Govt.           |   3.293   |    3.107  |    2.937  |    2.987  |    3.155  |
| 3       | Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd.         | Govt.           |   0.034   |    0.027  |    0.022  |    0.02   |    0.02   |
| 4       | Vedanta Ltd.                                     | Private         |   8.997   |    7.767  |    7.013  |    6.786  |    5.922  |
| 5       | Shell                                            | Private         |   0.527   |    0.338  |    0      |    0      |    0      |
| 6       | Sun Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd.                     | Private         |   0.007   |    0.015  |    0.06   |    0.138  |    0.255  |
| 7       | Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd.           | Private         |   0.041   |    0.035  |    0.038  |    0.033  |    0.053  |
| 8       | Reliance Industries Ltd.                         | Private         |   0.033   |    0      |    0.002  |    0.027  |    0.032  |
| 9       | Joshi Technologies International, Inc.(JTI)      | Private         |   0.044   |    0.038  |    0.035  |    0.029  |    0.027  |
| 10      | GeoEnpro Petroleum Limited                       | Private         |   0.034   |    0.032  |    0.03   |    0.027  |    0.023  |
| 11      | Selan Exploration Technology Ltd                 | Private         |   0.026   |    0.028  |    0.017  |    0.016  |    0.018  |
| 12      | OilMax Energy Private Limited                    | Private         |   0       |    0      |    0      |    0.011  |    0.017  |
| 13      | Focus energy Ltd.                                | Private         |   0.002   |    0.0023 |    0.0014 |    0.0062 |    0.0081 |
| 14      | Gujarat Natural Resources Limited(GNRL)          | Private         |   0.0029  |    0.0025 |    0.0022 |    0.0021 |    0.0023 |
| 15      | Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd | Private         |   0.0022  |    0.0019 |    0.0012 |    0.0007 |    0.0006 |
| 16      | Pan India consultants& Frost international Ltd.  | Private         |   0       |    0.0005 |    0.0004 |    0.0004 |    0.0007 |
| 17      | Mercator Petroleum Pvt Ltd.                      | Private         |   0.0021  |    2e-05  |    0      |    0      |    0      |
| 18      | Nippon Power Limited                             | Private         |   0       |    0      |    0      |    0.0004 |    0.0008 |
| 19      | OILEX                                            | Private         |   0.0003  |    0      |    0      |    0      |    0.0007 |
| 20      | Kiri &Company Logistics Pvt Ltd                  | Private         |   0       |    0      |    0      |    0      |    0.0007 |
| 21      | Niko Resource Ltd.                               | Private         |   0.00085 |    0      |    0      |    0      |    0      |
| 22      | Gas Authority Of India Ltd (GAIL)                | Govt.           |   0       |    0      |    0      |    0      |    2e-05  |
| 23      | South Asia Consultancy FZE                       | Private         |   0       |    0      |    0      |    1e-05  |    4e-05  |
| 24      | RamaynaIspat Private Limited                     | Private         |   0       |    0      |    0      |    0      |    2e-05  |
|         | TOTAL                                            |                 |  34.203   |   32.17   |   30.494  |   29.691  |   29.179  |

Source: DGH