Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: India's Gas Share
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, VIRENDRA  KUMAR, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 71

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.7.2016

## INDIA's GAS SHARE

## 71.     DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

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- (a) the present gas share in the country's fuel basket vis-à-vis the world average;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the present level of gas share in the country's fuel basket;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to bring the gas share at par with the world average;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  pilot  programme  to  run  two  wheelers  on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) recently and if so, the salient features of the said programme along with the names of the cities where it is being introduced initially; and
- (e)  the  concrete  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  implement  the  said  programme throughout the country and the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  As per the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2015, the present natural gas share in the country's fuel basket is 6.5% vis-a-vis the world average of 23.8%.
- (b) & (c): Yes.  In order to increase the present level of gas share in the county's fuel basket to meet  the  demand  of  natural  gas  in  the  country,  the  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  the Government:
-  Government  has  approved  a  new  Hydrocarbon  and  Exploration  Licensing  Policy (HELP) and same has been notified on 30 th 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.

(d):  M/s Indraprasthta Gas Ltd. in collaboration with M/s Ituk Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd. has  launched  a  pilot  programme  to  run  two  wheelers  on  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG) recently in Delhi. The salient features of programme are as under:

- (i) The type approval of the CNG kit in two wheelers has been taken from Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) which has been further endorsed by Transport Department of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
- (ii) The  CNG  kit  for  two  wheelers  comprises  two  CNG  cylinders  of  4.8  litre  water capacity each which can be fitted with upto 1 kg of CNG in each cylinder.  These CNG  retrofitted  two  wheelers  can  drive  upto  120  kms  in  a  single  fill  and  are expected to be substantially economical as compared to a similar petrol run vehicle at the current level of prices as per the kit manufacturer/supplier.
- (iii) It  promotes  clean  fuel  in  the  country  thereby  providing  a  better  lifestyle  to  the people and also fulfilling the COP-21 commitments to curb pollution. It estimates that  the  two  wheelers  with  CNG  kit  will  emit  25%  less  hydrocarbon  than  petrol powered two wheelers.  It is claimed that carbon monoxide emission would reduce by 20%.

(e):  The implementation of the said programme throughout the country will depend upon the performance of pilot programme. No time limit has been fixed to implement the programme throughout the country.

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