Lok Sabha Question No. 3670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Energy Ties with USA/Gulf  Countries
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, JOSE K. MANI, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3670

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## ENERGY TIES WITH USA / GULF COUNTRIES

3670.  DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government proposes to invest in hydrocarbon sector in the United States of America (USA) and gulf countries and has also signed an agreement/ Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard to enhance institutional and technical cooperation in energy sector;
- b) if  so, the details thereof along with the salient features of the said agreement and  the  steps  taken  to  develop  conventional/unconventional  hydrocarbon reserves in the country as well as in USA;
- c) the amount invested/proposed to be invested therein and quantum of crude oil imported from these oil fields to reduce the dependency on oil and gas imports from various countries including USA and Gulf countries, country/companywise; and
- d) the details of oil and gas blocks acquired by upstream/ downstream companies including value of  assets abroad along with status of commercial production and  quantum  of  oil  and  gas  produced  from  these  oil  and  gas  blocks, company/country/block/value- wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b)  While,  presently,  there  are  no  proposals  with  the  Ministry  for  making investments  in  hydrocarbon  assets  in  the  USA  and  in  Gulf  countries,  Indian PSUs have  hydrocarbon  assets  in  several  countries,  including  in  the  USA.  In  Gulf countries,  Indian  PSUs  do  not  have  any  hydrocarbon  asset,  except  an  exploration block in Iraq. However,  the PSUs  seek  opportunities  for  participation in development of oil & gas assets in the Gulf countries where International Oil Companies are allowed to bid.

India renewed an MoU with the USA on 6 June 2016 for Cooperation in the field  of  Gas  Hydrates.  Under  the  MoU,  both  governments  will  continue  to cooperate in field of gas hydrates, including increasing understanding of their geologic  occurrence  and  working  on  developing  methane  from  gas  hydrates both  in  India  and  the  United  States,  through  exchange  of  information  and scientific  personnel  and  joint  studies.  India  has  also  signed  an  MoU  with  the USA  on  exploration  and  exploitation  of  Shale  Gas.  The  MoU  provides  for Shale  gas  resource  assessment,  technical  Studies  of  production  capability, economics and investment potential of shale gas resource in India.

Among Indian PSUs, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has entered into an MoU with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company KSC to foster cooperation in upstream  oil  and  gas  exploration  and  production  projects  in  India  and  other countries,  on  8th  March,  2013.  OVL  has  also  entered  into  an  MoU  with Mubadala  Petroleum  of  UAE  for  collaboration  in  the  potential  areas  of upstream  oil  and  gas  exploration,  development  and  production  projects  and LNG opportunities, on 29th September, 2014.

- (c) & (d) ONGC Videsh, which is a subsidiary of ONGC, involved in acquiring oil and gas assets abroad, has invested approximately US $ 25.13 billion, Bharat Petro Resources Ltd and Oil India Ltd have each invested approximately US $ 1.5 billion, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd has invested approximately US $   1.11 billion  and  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation  Ltd  has  invested  approximately US $ 102 million. The details of oil and gas blocks acquired by Indian PSUs is placed at Annexure-I. The acquisition of assets abroad and whether to bring the oil and  gas  so  acquired  to  India  or  to  sell  them  in  the  international  market  is  a commercial decision.

## OVERSEAS PROJECTS/ASSESTS

|   Sl. No. | Country     | Name of the Project                           | Participating Companies and their Share                                                 | Status of Commerci al Production (IOCL) in Boe/d   | Status of Commercia l Production (OIL) in BOPD   | Status of Commerc ial Productio n (OVL) in MMTOE   |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Vietnam     | Block 06.1, Offshore                          | ONGC Videsh-45% TNK-35% (Operator) Petrovietnam-20%                                     | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 1.688                                              |
|         1 | Vietnam     | Block 128, Offshore                           | ONGC Videsh- 100%                                                                       | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|         2 | Russia      | Sakhalin-1, Offshore                          | ONGC Videsh - 20% Exxon Mobil -30% (Operator) Sodeco - 30% SMNG - 11.5% RN Astra - 8.5% | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 2.330                                              |
|         2 | Russia      | Imperial Energy, Russia                       | ONGC Videsh-100%                                                                        | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.335                                              |
|         2 |             | Vankorneft                                    | ONGC Videsh 15%                                                                         | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 4.53                                               |
|         2 |             | License 61                                    | OIL: 50% Petroneft: 50%                                                                 | NA                                                 | 1085                                             | NA                                                 |
|         3 | Sudan       | GNPOC, Block 1, 2 &4, Sudan                   | ONGC Videsh - 25% CNPC - 40% Petronas - 30% Sudapet - 5% (Jointly Operated)             | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.627                                              |
|         3 | Sudan       | Khartoum- Port Sudan Pipeline (741 Km), Sudan | ONGC Videsh-90% (Operator) OIL-10%                                                      | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|         4 | South Sudan | GPOC, Block 1, 2 &4, South Sudan              | ONGC Videsh - 25% CNPC - 40% Petronas - 30% Nilepet - 5% (Jointly Operated)             | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|         4 | South Sudan | SPOC/Bloc k 5A, South Sudan                   | ONGC Videsh- 24.125% Petronas-67.875% Nilepet - 8% (Jointly Operated)                   | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|         5 | Myanmar     | Block A-1, Myanmar                            | ONGC Videsh - 17% Daewoo-51% (Operator) KOGAS - 8.5% GAIL - 8.5% MOGE - 15%             | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.891                                              |
|         5 | Myanmar     | Block A-3, Myanmar                            | ONGC Videsh - 17% Daewoo-51%                                                            | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.891                                              |

## Annexure-I

| Sl. No.   | Country     | Name of the Project                           | Participating Companies and their Share                                                                         | Status of Commerci al Production (IOCL) in Boe/d   | Status of Commercia l Production (OIL) in BOPD   | Status of Commerc ial Productio n (OVL) in MMTOE   |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|           |             |                                               | (Operator) KOGAS - 8.5% GAIL - 8.5% MOGE - 15%                                                                  |                                                    |                                                  |                                                    |
|           |             | Shwe Offshore Mid-Stream Project, Myanmar     | ONGC Videsh - 17% Daewoo-51% (Operator) KOGAS - 8.5% GAIL - 8.5% MOGE - 15%                                     | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|           |             | Onshore Gas Transportati on Pipeline, Myanmar | ONGC Videsh - 8.347% CNPC-SEAP - 50.9% (Operator) Daewoo - 25.041% GAIL - 4.1735% KOGAS - 4.1735% MOGE - 7.365% | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|           |             | Block B-2,                                    | ONGC Videsh - 97% (Operator) M&S - 3%                                                                           | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|           |             | Block EP-3, Myanmar                           | ONGC Videsh - 97% (Operator) M&S - 3%                                                                           | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 6.        | Mozambiqu e | Rovuma Area-1                                 | ONGC Videsh - 16% Anadarko - 26.5% (Operator) OIL - 4% ENH - 15% Mitsui - 20% BPRL - 10% PTTEP - 8.5%           | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 7         | Iraq        | Block 8, Iraq                                 | ONGC Videsh - 100%                                                                                              | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 8.        | Iran        | Farsi Offshore Block, Iran                    | ONGC Videsh - 40% (Operator) IOC - 40% OIL - 20%                                                                | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 9.        | Libya       | Block 43, Libya                               | ONGC Videsh- 100%                                                                                               | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
|           |             | Area 95-96                                    | Sonatrach - 50% Indian Oil - 25% OIL - 25%                                                                      | NA                                                 | NA                                               |                                                    |
| 10.       | Syria       | Block 24, Syria                               | ONGC Videsh - 60% IPR International - 25% (Operator) Tri Ocean                                                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 10.       | Syria       | Al Furat                                      | Mediterranean - 15% Himalaya Energy                                                                             | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |

| Sl. No.   | Country    | Name of the Project                                 | Participating Companies and their Share                                                       | Status of Commerci al Production (IOCL) in Boe/d   | Status of Commercia l Production (OIL) in BOPD   | Status of Commerc ial Productio n (OVL) in MMTOE   |
|-----------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|           |            | Petroleum Co., Syria                                | (Syria) B.V. - 33.33% to 37.5% Shell - 66.67% to 62.5% (Operator -Al Furat Petroleum Company) |                                                    |                                                  |                                                    |
| 11.       | Brazil     | Block BM- SEAL-4, Brazil                            | ONGC Videsh-25% Petrobras -75% (Operator)                                                     | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 11.       | Brazil     | BC-10, Brazil, Offshore                             | ONGC Videsh - 27% Shell - 50% (Operator) Qatar Petroleum International - 23%                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.689                                              |
| 12.       | Colombia   | Mansarovar Energy Colombia Limited (MECL), Colombia | ONGC Videsh-25- 50%, Sinopec-25-50% Ecopetrol-50% (Jointly Operated)                          | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.623                                              |
| 12.       | Colombia   | Block RC- 8, Colombia                               | ONGC Videsh - 40% (Operator) Ecopetrol - 40% Petrobras - 20%                                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 12.       | Colombia   | Block RC- 9, Colombia                               | ONGC Videsh - 50% Ecopetrol - 50% (Operator)                                                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 12.       | Colombia   | Block RC- 10, Colombia                              | ONGC Videsh - 50% (Operator) Ecopetrol - 50%                                                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 12.       | Colombia   | Block LLA- 69, Colombia                             | ONGC Videsh - 50% SIPC - 50% (Jointly Operated)                                               | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 12.       | Colombia   | Block GUA OFF 2, Colombia                           | ONGC Videsh - 100%                                                                            | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 13        | Venezuela  | San Cristobal Project,                              | ONGC Videsh-40% PDVSA-60% (Jointly Operated)                                                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.649                                              |
| 13        | Venezuela  | Carabobo-1 Project, Venezuela                       | ONGC Videsh - 11% IOC - 3.5% OIL - 3.5% Petronas - 11% PDVSA - 71% (Jointly Operated)         | 676.31                                             | 770                                              | 0.119                                              |
| 14        | Kazakhstan | Satpayev Project, Kazakhstan                        | ONGC Videsh - 25% KMG - 75% (Operator)                                                        | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 15.       | Azerbaijan | ACG,                                                | ONGC Videsh-                                                                                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | 0.965                                              |

| Sl. No.   | Country     | Name of the Project                     | Participating Companies and their Share                                                                                                          | Status of Commerci al Production (IOCL) in Boe/d   | Status of Commercia l Production (OIL) in BOPD   | Status of Commerc ial Productio n (OVL) in MMTOE   |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|           |             | Azerbaijan                              | 2.7213% BP-36% (Operator) SOCAR-12% Chevron-11% INPEX-11% Exxon-8% StatOil-8% TPAO-7% ITOCHU-4%                                                  |                                                    |                                                  |                                                    |
|           |             | BTC Pipeline (1760 Km), Azerbaijan      | ONGC Videsh-2.36% BP-30.1% (Operator) SOCAR-25% StatOil-8.71% TPAO-6.53% ITOCHU-3.4% Chevron-8.9% INPEX-2.5% ENI-5% TOTAL-5% Conoco Philips-2.5% | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 16.       | Bangladesh  | Block SS4, Bangladesh                   | ONGC Videsh - 45% (Operator), OIL - 45% BAPEX - 10%                                                                                              | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 16.       | Bangladesh  | Block SS9, Bangladesh                   | ONGC Videsh - 45% (Operator), OIL - 45% BAPEX - 10%                                                                                              | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 17.       | New Zealand | Block- 14TAR-R1,                        | ONGC Videsh - 100%                                                                                                                               | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 18.       | Indonesia   | Nunukan Block                           | BPRL- 12.5% PT Pertamina Hulu Energy-35% (operator) PT Medico - 40% Videocon Indonesia - 12.5%                                                   | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 19.       | Australia   | Block EP - 413 (onland)                 | BPRL- 27.803%                                                                                                                                    | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 20.       | East Timor  | Block JPDA 06- 103                      | BPRL- 20%                                                                                                                                        | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 21.       | USA         | Niobrara Shale Oil/Conden sate JV asset | Carrizo (Niobrara) LLC - 60% OIL - 20% Indian Oil - 10% Haimo Oil&Gas-10%                                                                        | 561                                                | 354                                              | NA                                                 |

| Sl. No.   | Country   | Name of the Project                     | Participating Companies and their Share                                                            | Status of Commerci al Production (IOCL) in Boe/d   | Status of Commercia l Production (OIL) in BOPD   | Status of Commerc ial Productio n (OVL) in MMTOE   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|           |           | Eagle Ford Shale acreage in Texas State | GAIL 20% PI US $ 246.02 million.                                                                   | 3,276.5 Mboe of shale gas                          |                                                  |                                                    |
| 22.       | Canada    | Pacific Northwest LNG Project           | Progress Energy Canada Ltd. - 62% Sinopec - 15% Indian Oil - 10% Japex - 10% Petroleum Brunei - 3% | 11,891.5                                           | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 23.       | Nigeria   | OPL- 205 OML- 142                       | Summit Oil 30% Suntera Nigeria 205 Ltd - 70%* * Suntera 50%, Indian Oil 25%                        | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 24.       | Gabon     | Shakthi                                 | Old PSC: OIL - 45% Indian Oil - 45% Marvis Pte Ltd -10% New PSC: OIL - 50% Indian Oil - 50%        | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |
| 25.       | Yemen     | 82                                      | Medco - 45% Kuwait Energy - 25% IOC- 15% OIL- 15%                                                  | NA                                                 | NA                                               | NA                                                 |