Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (STARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: LPG Consumption
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 13 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH NOVEMBER 2015 LPG CONSUMPTION

## *13. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the present consumption and requirement of LPG for domestic/ commercial use in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c)  whether  there  is  mismatch  between  the  demand  and  supply  of  LPG  in  the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with quantum of LPG produced indigenously State/UT-wise and quantum of LPG imported during the last two years and the current year, country-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री (स्विंत्र प्रभार) (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान) OF

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN THE MINISTRY PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN) (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 13  BY KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH NOVEMBER 2015 REGARDING 'LPG

CONSUMPTION' (a) & (b): Assessment of requirement of LPG in the country is made by Public Sector Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  on  annual  basis.  They  plan  for  the  imports  as indigenous production of LPG is less than the total demand. The projected demand is monitored on a regular basis and necessary changes in the projections are made based on the prevailing sales trend, change in policies or any other factor which may influence the demand. (c) For  the    current  year    against  the  projected  demand  of  19.2  MMT,  the projected availability of indigenous LPG in the country  is 10.2 MMT. To meet this demand,  imports of 9.00 MMT have already been tied up. (d)  LPG  produced  by  the  indigenous  refineries  and  fractionators    during  2013-14, 2014-15  and  2015-16(April-Sept.)  is  10.032  MMT,  9.840  MMT  and  5.001  MMT respectively. The country-wise details of LPG imports during 2013-14, 2014-15 and

2015-16 (Apr-Sept.) is at Annexure .

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Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No  13  for 30.11.2015 by Kumari Shobha Karandlaje regarding LPG consumption

| Country-wise LPG imports   | Country-wise LPG imports   | Country-wise LPG imports   | Country-wise LPG imports   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                            |                            |                            | Qty. (TMT)                 |
| Kuwait                     | 835                        | 775                        | 386                        |
| S. Arabia                  | 1453                       | 1765                       | 1212                       |
| U.A.E.                     | 946                        | 1799                       | 820                        |
| Malaysia                   | 3                          | 6                          | 3                          |
| Indonesia                  | 2                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| Qatar                      | 2431                       | 3519                       | 1851                       |
| Vietnam                    | 1                          | 0                          | 1                          |
| Mauritius                  | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| China                      | 1                          | 2                          | 0                          |
| Taiwan                     | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| Norway                     | 0                          | 2                          | 0                          |
| Bahrain                    | 0                          | 16                         | 10                         |
| High seas                  | 525                        | 0                          | 0                          |
| Unspecified                | 408                        | 429                        | 195                        |
| TOTAL                      | 6607                       | 8313                       | 4478                       |

Source: oil companies and DGCI&S for private imports(unspecified)

Note : 1 MMT = 1000 TMT