Lok Sabha Question No. 3668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Consumption of Oil and Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: C. L. RUALA, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3668

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  DECEMBER, 2015

## CONSUMPTION OF OIL AND GAS

## 3668.     SHRI C.L. RUALA:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Dr. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)      the  details  of  survey  conducted  in  North  Eastern  Region  (NER) and total  assessment made by the Government for oil and gas potential from these regions;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to speed up the exploration process of oil and natural gas in the NER;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and funds spent by the public/private sector companies on these exploration activities along with status of production from oil and gas blocks, oil fields/company/NER/-wise;
- (d) whether the oil and gas production has come down during the last three years in NER and refineries  in  the  region  have  disappointed  from  imported  crude  oil  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with total requirements/ consumption of oil and gas is fulfilled by the NER; and
- (e)     whether the Government proposes to consider a special policy dispensation to promote oil and gas investments in the NER and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( प्राार रन्त्िवत्र ( ) प्रााप्र ामेवध ीी )

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  Till  date  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  Limited  (ONGC)/  Oil  India  Limited  (OIL)/ Private/Joint Venture has conducted 70843 Line Kilometer (LKM) of 2D seismic survey and 14833 Square Kilometer (SKM) of 3D seismic survey. The total conventional prognosticated hydrocarbon resources in the Northeast India is estimated to be of the order of 5040 million

metric  tonne  (MMT),  out  of  which  2224  MMT  has  been  established  so  far  (  as  on 31.03.2015) as a result of exploration activities by PSUs, Private & JV Companies  working under  nomination and  PSC regime.

- (b) & (c): Government has formulated a plan to conduct 2D seismic survey in all sedimentary basins  of  India  including  northeast  region  where  no/scanty  data  is  available.  In  2014-15, crude  oil  and  Natural  Gas  production  from  North  Eastern  Region  (NER)  was  about  4.542 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) and 4131 Million Metric Cubic Metre (MMSCM) respectively. The  company  wise/state  wise  break-up  of  crude  oil  and  natural  gas  production  in  north eastern region is as under:-

| State/Region      | Company   | Crude Oil (MMT)   |   Natural Gas (MMSCM) |
|-------------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| Assam             | Oil       | 3.405             |                  2509 |
| Assam             | ONGC      | 1.061             |                   449 |
| Aurnachal Pradesh | Oil       | 0.007             |                    12 |
| Aurnachal Pradesh | Pvt. JV   | 0.069             |                    22 |
| Tripura           | ONGC      | -                 |                  1140 |

During  last  five  years  (2010-15),  ONGC  and  OIL  have  made  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  5120 Crore  and  6117  Crore  on  exploration  in  NER  respectively.  In  addition,  Pvt  JV  companies have made an investment of US $464.02 million.

- (d)  During  the  last  three  years  i.e  2012-13  to  2014-15,  oil  production  in  Northeast  Region has  decreased  however  gas  production  has  increased.  Crude  oil  produced  in  the  region  is inadequate  to  saturate  the  installed  capacity  of  four  NE  refineries  which  has  combined capacity  of  7.0  MMTPA.  Imported  crude  oil  is  currently  being  brought  to  the  region  to partially  enhance  the  pool  of  crude  oil  available  for  NE  refineries  and  processed  at Bongaigaon Refinery of IOCL.
- (e)  To encourage Exploration & Production activities and to promote oil and gas investment in NER the Government has initiated formulation of Hydrocarbon Vision Document 2030 for NER.

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