Lok Sabha Question No. 557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Indigenous Petroleum Reserves
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  July, 2024

## Indigenous Petroleum Reserves

## 557 DR. K SUDHAKAR:

## Will the Ministerof PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the indigenous petroleum reserves of the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  data  regarding  the  exploration  being  conducted  at possible petroleum reserves of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the total number and quantity of petroleum products being imported to the country, country-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  petroleum  products  refined  in  the  country  and exported to other countries;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  natural  gas  pipeline  with  foreign countries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of the natural gas pipelines existing in the country and proposed new ones under consideration?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

- (a) The  statusof  India's  domestic  petroleum  reserves  (Provisional)  as  per  Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS)(as on 01.04.2024) are as follows:

| 2P # In-Place     | 2P # In-Place   | 2P Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR)   | 2P Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR)   | Reserves (2P)     | Reserves (2P)   | Contingent Resources (2C)   | Contingent Resources (2C)   |
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Oil + Cond. (MMT) | Gas (BCM)       | Oil + Cond. (MMT)                      | Gas (BCM)                              | Oil + Cond. (MMT) | Gas (BCM)       | Oil + Cond. (MMT)           | Gas (BCM)                   |
| 7235.4            | 4001.1          | 1933.0                                 | 1856.1                                 | 434.3             | 643.4           | 237.1                       | 450.8                       |

#: Proven and Probable, MMT: Million Metric Tonnes, BCM: Billion Cubic Metres

- (b) Exploration for oil and gas in the country continues through acreages awarded under nomination and contractual regimes. After  adoption  of  Hydrocarbon  Exploration  Licensing

Policy (HELP) in 2016, during the 8 rounds of Bidding under the Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP), till date 144 exploration blocks covering an area of 2,42,056 Sq. KM have  been  awarded,  which  have  attracted  a  total  investment  of  approximately  USD  3.37 Billion.Notably,  during  the  fiscal  year  2023-24,  a  total  of  132  exploratory/appraisal  wells were  drilled  across  different  regimes  resulting  in  the  accretion  of  14.2  MMT  of  oil  and condensate and 35.6 BCM of natural gas.

(c) & (d) The  total  quantity  of  various  petroleum  products  being  imported  into  the countryand exported from the country to other countries is as follows:

| Trade   | Petroleum Product   |   2022-23 (TMT) |   2023-24 (P)(TMT) |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| Import  | Petroleum           |           44598 |              48668 |
| Export  | Product             |           61015 |              62437 |

Source: Major Oil Companies, (P): Provisional, TMT: Thousand Metric Tonnes

The top 10 Petroleum Product suppliers to the Country (For PSUs /Joint Ventures of PSUs) are as under:

| 2022 - 23                | 2022 - 23      |
|--------------------------|----------------|
| Country                  | Quantity (TMT) |
| United Arab Emirates     | 5720           |
| Qatar                    | 5474           |
| Saudi Arabia             | 3907           |
| Kuwait                   | 3214           |
| Oman                     | 294            |
| Singapore                | 281            |
| United States of America | 230            |
| Malaysia                 | 187            |
| Bahrain                  | 167            |
| China                    | 142            |
| Others                   | 237            |
| Grand Total              | 19854          |

Source: Major Oil Companies

The total quantity of petroleum products refined in the country is as follows:

| Year                         |   2022-23 (P) (TMT) |   2023-24 (P) (TMT) |
|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Petroleum Product Production |              266539 |              276058 |

Source: Major Oil Companies, (P): Provisional

- (e) India  has  been  building  energy  bridges  with  strategic  partners  especially  in  the neighbourhood. These projects can  be  highly  capital  intensive  and inter-alia ,  are  based  on techno-commercial feasibility, friendly relations and bolstering energy security.
- (f) The details of the natural gas pipelines existing in the country and proposed new ones

are as follows:

## Natural Gas Pipeline (NGPL) Network in India - March 2024

|   Sl. No. | Details of Pipeline                      | Length (KM) #   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Authorized Natural Gas Pipelines         | 33,478          |
|         2 | Operational Natural Gas Pipelines        | 24,881          |
|         3 | Under Construction Natural Gas Pipelines | 10,404          |

#: Variationsin length are due to reasons, such as difference in As-Built length owing to site conditions, additional pipelines laid by authorized entities for connectivity within tariff corridor, the available length of Sub-Transmission Pipelines (STPL), etc.

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