Lok Sabha Question No. 3022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Exploration and Production Activities of Oil Companies in North-East Region
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3022

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th  August, 2025

## EXPLORATION AND PRODUTION ACTIVITIES OF OIL COMPANIES IN NORTH-EAST REGION

† 3022. Shri Dilip Saikia: Shri Dineshbhai Makwana: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

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

- (a)  the  details  of  estimated  petroleum  reserves  in  the  North-East  Region  of  India;
- (b)  the  major  recent  developments  in  exploration  and  production  activities  in  the  said region;
- (c) the quantity of crude oil and natural gas produced by ONGC and Oil India Limited in this region during the last three years; and
- (d) whether the  Union  Government  is considering enhancing the capacity of the Bongaigaon Oil Refinery in Assam to 5.0 MMTPA and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

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

(a):  As  per  Petroleum  Resources  Management  System  (PRMS),  as  on  01.04.2025,  the estimated petroleum reserves and resources in North-East  Region is  150.15 Million Metric Tons (MMT) for Crude Oil and 198.25 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM) for Natural Gas.

(b): During last three years (since FY 2022-23 to Q1 of FY 2025-26) a total of 2,753 Line Kilometer  of  2D  seismic  data  and  1,758  Square  Kilometer  of  3D  seismic  data  have  been acquired  and  115  exploratory  wells  have  been  drilled  in  the  region.  Further,  11  Notices  of Discovery (NOD) have been submitted by operators to Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH)  and  07  discoveries  have  been  monetized  in  the  region  during  the  aforementioned period.

The Exploration and Production efforts in North Eastern region have led to a total production of 13.131 MMT of crude oil and 15.158 BCM of natural gas over last three years.

(c): The quantity of Crude Oil and Natural Gas produced by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Oil India Limited (OIL) in the north eastern region during the last three years is as under:

| Oil       | Crude Oil (Million Metric Tonne)   | Crude Oil (Million Metric Tonne)   | Crude Oil (Million Metric Tonne)   | Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Meter)   | Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Meter)   | Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Meter)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Companies | 2022-23                            | 2023-24                            | 2024-25                            | 2022-23                             | 2023-24                             | 2024-25                             |
| ONGC      | 1.009                              | 1.046                              | 1.051                              | 2.030                               | 1.859                               | 1.563                               |
| OIL       | 3.159                              | 3.334                              | 3.425                              | 3.041                               | 3.090                               | 3.171                               |

(d) There is no such proposal presently under consideration of Government.

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