Lok Sabha Question No. 125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Natural Gas Production
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.7.2016

## NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION

## 125.     SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

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(a)  whether  the  country  is  largely  dependent  on  import  of  natural  gas  due  to  mismatch  in demand and supply of natural gas in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government to recoup the domestic production of natural gas;

- (c) whether the unavailability of pipeline network is one of the reasons for such deficiency; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to step up exploration and production of natural gas and laying pipeline infrastructure for transportation of natural gas across the country?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज् य मंत्ररी (स् विंत्र प्राार ( श्ररी धमेन्द  र प्रधान

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

(a) & (b): The net domestic gas production, import of LNG and the import dependency for the last three years is mentioned at Annexure-I . There is a mismatch in the demand for natural gas and  the  domestic  gas  availability  and  LNG  has  been  imported  in  the  country  to  meet  the demand.

-  Government  has  taken  various  policy  and  administrative  initiatives  to  enhance  the performance of hydrocarbon sector in the country.  Some of the policy decisions taken by the Government in recent years are as under:
-  Government  has  approved  a  new  Hydrocarbon  and  Exploration  Licensing  Policy (HELP) and same has been notified on 30th March 2016.
-  Government  has  approved  policy  for  auctioning  of  67  discovered  small  fields  of ONGC/OIL through international competitive bidding for early monetization.
-  Marketing  and  Pricing  freedom  for  new  gas  production  from  Deepwater,  Ultra
- Deepwater and High Pressure-High Temperature areas subject to certain conditions.
-  Policy  for  grant  of  extension  to  the  Production  Sharing  Contracts  of  28  small  and medium sized discovered blocks.
-  Policy Framework for relaxation, extensions and clarifications at the development and production stage under PSC regime for early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries.
-  New Domestic Natural Gas price Guidelines, 2014: Under these guidelines, gas price has been linked to the market/ important hub prices.
-  Appraisal  of  about  1.5  million  sq.  km  un-appraised  area  of  the  Indian  Sedimentary Basins.
-  Re-assessment of Hydrocarbon Resources.
-  National Data Repository has been setup.
-  Policy  for  exploration  and  exploitation  of  Shale  Gas/Shale  Oil  resources  by  NOCs under the Nomination Regime.
-  Policy for exploration in the Mining Lease (ML) areas after the expiry of exploration period.
-  Policy on Non-exclusive Multi-client Speculative Survey for assessment of unexplored sedimentary basins has been operationalized.

(c) & (d): Over the last 30 years, Gas pipeline infrastructure in the country is being developed in  synchronization  with  the  development  of  gas  sources  (Domestic  +  Imported  LNG)  and upcoming projects of major gas consuming sectors i.e. Fertilizer, Power, LPG manufacturing, Refinery, Petrochemical, Steel, other industrial units and City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector. At  present,  the  country  is  having  about  15,000  Km  long  Natural  Gas  pipeline  network  in operation.  The  details  of  existing  gas  pipeline  are  at Annexure-II .    In  order  to  set  up  the National Gas Grid across the country, Government of India has identified a number of pipelines and spur-line pipeline sections of total length of about 15,000 km. Out of the envisaged 15,000 Km  additional  gas  pipeline,  PNGRB/GoI  has  already  authorized  entities  to  construct  about 13,000 Km long pipelines. The current status of under-construction gas pipelines as a part of National Gas Grid is placed at Annexure-III .

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.7.2016

DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF NATURALGAS IN THE COUNTRY

(Figures in MMSCMD)

| Year    |   Net domestic gas production (net of flare and loss) |   LNG Import |   Total Consumption |   Import dependency (%) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                                                 94.72 |        48.57 |              143.29 |                   33.9  |
| 2014-15 |                                                 89.57 |        50.78 |              140.35 |                   36.18 |
| 2015-16 |                                                 85.08 |        58.22 |              143.3  |                   40.63 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.7.2016

## DETAILS OF EXISTING GAS PIPELINE IN INDIA

| Operating Natural Gas Pipelines in India   | Operating Natural Gas Pipelines in India                                                              | Operating Natural Gas Pipelines in India   | Operating Natural Gas Pipelines in India   | Operating Natural Gas Pipelines in India   | Operating Natural Gas Pipelines in India   |
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.                                         | Name of the                                                                                           |                                            | Authorized                                 | Authorized                                 | Date of Authorization                      |
| No.                                        | Pipeline                                                                                              | Name of Entity                             | Length (Kms.)                              | Capacity (MMSCMD)                          |                                            |
| 1                                          | Assam regional network                                                                                | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 7.8                                        | 2.500                                      | 04.11.2009                                 |
| 2                                          | Cauvery Basin network                                                                                 | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 240.3                                      | 4.330                                      | 04.11.2009                                 |
| 3                                          | Hazira-Vijaipur- Jagdishpur -GREP (Gas Rehabilitation and Expansion Project)-Dahej- Vijaipur HVJ/VDPL | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 4222.0                                     | 57.300                                     | 19.04.2010                                 |
| 4                                          | Dahej-Uran-Panvel- Dhabhol                                                                            | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 815.0                                      | 19.900                                     | 10.05.2010                                 |
| 5                                          | K.G. Basin network (+RLNG+RIL)                                                                        | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 877.9                                      | 16.000                                     | 12.05.2010                                 |
| 6                                          | Gujarat regional network (+RLNG+RIL)                                                                  | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 608.8                                      | 8.310                                      | 03.12.2010                                 |
| 7                                          | Agartala regional network                                                                             | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 55.4                                       | 2.000                                      | 13.12.2010                                 |
| 8                                          | Chhainsa-Jhajjar- Hissar                                                                              | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 455.0                                      | 35.000                                     | 13.12.2010                                 |
| 9                                          | Dahej-Vijaipur (DVPL)-Vijaipur-Dadri (GREP) Upgradation DVPL 2 &VDPL                                  | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 1280.0                                     | 54.000                                     | 14.02.2011                                 |
| 10                                         | Dadri-Bawana- Nangal                                                                                  | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 886.0                                      | 31.000                                     | 15.02.2011                                 |
| 11                                         | Mumbai regional network                                                                               | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 128.7                                      | 7.000                                      | 14.03.2011                                 |
| 12                                         | Kochi-Koottanad- Bangalore- Mangalore (Phase-I)                                                       | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 42                                         | 16.000                                     | 31.05.2011                                 |
| 13                                         | Dabhol-Bangalore                                                                                      | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 1004.0                                     | 16.000                                     | 14.11.2011                                 |
| 14                                         | Dukli Maharajganj (Earlier-Agartala)                                                                  | GAIL (India) Limited                       | 5.2                                        | 0.260                                      | 09.01.2014                                 |
| 15                                         | Uran-Trombay                                                                                          | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited    | 24.0                                       | 6.000                                      | 03.05.2011                                 |

| 16          | EWPL (Kakinada- Hyderabad -Uran - Ahmedabad)   | Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited   |   1460.0 |   95.000 | 19.04.2010   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|--------------|
| 17          | High Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid network         | Gujarat State Petronet Limited                       |   2239   |   31     | 27.07.2012   |
| 18          | Low Pressure Gujarat Gas Grid network          | Gujarat State Petronet Limited                       |     57.6 |   12     | 19.03.2013   |
| 19          | Hazira-Ankleshwar                              | Gujarat Gas Company Limited                          |     73.2 |    5.06  | 05.07.2012   |
| 20          | Dadri-Panipat                                  | Indian Oil Corporation Limited                       |    132   |    9.5   | 05.01.2011   |
| 21          | Assam regional network                         | Assam Gas Company Limited                            |    104.7 |    2.428 | 20.12.2013   |
| 22          | Uran-Taloja                                    | Deepak Fertlizer& Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd.          |     42   |    0.7   | 21.10.2014   |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                    | Grand Total                                          |  14760.6 |  431.288 |              |

Note: Pipelines at serial nos. 8, 10, 12 & 13 are not yet fully completed and part of the length is still  under  construction.  Balance  length  under  construction  for  these  pipelines  is  (i) Chhainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar  (189.98  kms.)    (ii)  Dadri-Bawana-Nangal  (75.573  kms.)  (iii)  KochiKoottanad -Bangalore-Mangalore (1063 kms.) and (iv) Dabhol-Bangalore (409.86 kms.)

ANNEXURE-III  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.7.2016

## CURRENT STATUS OF UNDER CONSTRUCTION GAS PIPELINES

|   S. No. | Name of Pipeline                                           | Name of Entity                   |   Length (Kms.) |   Capacity (MMSCMD) | Tentative Scheduled Completion   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Jagdishpur- Haldia including Bokaro- Talcher- Angul/Dhamra | GAIL (India) Ltd                 |            2539 |               16    | Dec.2018 (ph-1)                  |
|        2 | Kochi- Koottanad- Bangalore- Mangalore (Ph- II)            | GAIL (India) Limited             |            1063 |               16    | -                                |
|        3 | Surat Paradip                                              | GAIL (India) Limited             |            2112 |               74.81 | -                                |
|        4 | Shahdol - Phulpur                                          | Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited   |             312 |                3.5  | July 2016                        |
|        5 | Kakinada - Vizag - Srikakulam                              | AP Gas Distribution Corporation  |             391 |               90    | July 2017                        |
|        6 | Mallavaram - Bhopal - Bhilwara via Vijaipur                | GSPL India Transco Limited       |            2042 |               76.25 | Dec 2017                         |
|        7 | Mehsana - Bhatinda                                         | GSPL India Gasnet Limited        |            2052 |               77.11 | Dec 2017                         |
|        9 | Bhatinda - Jammu - Srinagar                                | GSPL India Gasnet Limited        |             725 |               42.42 | Dec 2017                         |
|       10 | Ennore - Nellore                                           | Gas Transmission India Pvt. Ltd. |             430 |               36    | Dec. 2017                        |
|       11 | Tie-in connectivity to the proposed Jaigarh LNG Terminal   | H-Energy Gateway Pvt. Ltd.       |              60 |               29    | 2018                             |
|       12 | Ennore- Thiruvallur- Bengluru- Puducherry-                 | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.      |            1385 |               84.67 | Dec. 2018                        |

| Nagapatinam- Madurai- Tuticorin   |       |        |
|-----------------------------------|-------|--------|
| Grand Total                       | 13111 | 549.76 |