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Government of India
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
05-August-2015 15:37 IST
Decline in Domestic Production of Oil and Gas

 

            The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that Crude oil and natural gas production in the country during last three years was as under:

 

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Crude oil (MMT)

37.866

37.788

37.460

Natural gas (BCM)

40.68

35.406

33.657

 

The main reason for lower crude oil and gas production is due to natural decline in production from the ageing fields of ONGC and OIL.  In addition, there was lower natural gas production from Krishna Godavari Basin.

 

In order to reduce import dependency on crude oil, Government has taken/is taking a number of initiatives to increase domestic production of crude oil and to promote conservation of petroleum products.

 

 i. Enhance production from the existing field by adopting Improved Oil Recovery (IOR)/Enhanced Oil   Recovery (EOR) measures using latest technology. 

 

ii. Bring into production new discoveries at the earliest. For this a policy framework for early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries under PSC regime has been approved by the Government. 

        This policy has addressed rigidities in the timelines of the PSC and has allowed the contractors to start   production at the earliest.

 

iii. Facilitate enhanced exploration activities through following measures:

§  Appraisal of about 1.5 million sq km un-appraised area of the Indian Sedimentary Basins and acquisition of geo-scientific data under Multi client and non-exclusive policy. 

§  Re-assessment of Hydrocarbon Resources.

§  Setting up of National Data Repository. Policy approved for exploration and exploitation of Shale Gas/Shale Oil resources by National oil Companies under the nomination regime. 

§  Government approved the Policy on Testing Requirements for Discoveries in NELP blocks on 29.04.2015.  The Policy would help in monetization of discoveries in five NELP blocks.

 

         Besides, Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has been given the mandate to promote conservation of petroleum products in the major sectors of economy like transport, industry, households and agriculture through direct technical assistance, R&D educational and training programmes and mass awareness campaigns. PCRA’s activities cover conservation of all energy sources, development, evaluation and commercialization of efficient equipment and additives, popularizing production of bio-fuels, environment protection etc.

 

 

 

Oil and gas companies in India continue to pursue acquisition of equity oil and gas abroad.  The companies aim at acquiring a balanced portfolio of producing assets and those in development/exploratory phase. While most of the assets overseas are co-ordinated by the Corporate Office of the concerned companies, a skeletal strength is maintained at the assets which varies based on the actual requirement at field level. Details of overseas projects of oil and gas PSU’s are placed at Annexure.

 

Annexure

OVERSEAS PROJECTS/ASSESTS

S.NO.

Country

Name of Project

Participating companies along with P.I.

1.             Vietnam

Block 06.1 (offshore)

OVL 45%, TNK-35% (Operator); PetroVietnam 20%

Block 128 (offshore)

OVL 100%

2.            Sudan

GNPOC (Onland)

OVL 25%; CNPC 40%                          Petronas 30%; Sudapet 5%. Jointly operated

3.           South Sudan

 

GPOC (Onland)

OVL 25%;  CNPC 40%;                        Petronas 30% Nilepet 5% (Jointly operated)

SPOC (Block 5A), Onland

OVL 24.125%; Petronas 67.875%; Nilepet 8%. Jointly operated

4.           Russia

 

 

Sakhalin-I (Offshore)

OVL 20%; ENL 30% (Operator) Sodeco  30%; SMNG-S 11.5%                      RN Astra 8.5%

Imperial Energy (Onland)

OVL 100%

License 61

Petroneft:  50% (Joint operator); OIL: 50% (Joint Operator)

5.          Colombia

 

MECL (Onland)

OVL 25-50%; SIPC 25-50%;  Ecopetrol 50% Jointly operated

Block RC # 8 (Offshore)

OVL 40% – (Operator),

Ecopetrol  – 40%;  Petrobras – 20%

Block RC # 9 (Offshore)

Ecopetrol – 50% (Operator),                            OVL –  50 %

Block RC # 10 (Offshore)

OVL-50% (Operator), Ecopetrol –  50%

CPO-5 (Onland)

OVL-70% (Operator), Petrodorado-30%

SSJN-7 (Onland)

PSE 50%(Operator), OVL 50%

Gua off-2 (Offshore)

OVL-100%

LLA-69 (Onshore)

OVL-50%, SIPC-50%

6.           Syria

 

AFPC (Onland)

SSPD(Operator) 62.5 - 66.67 %, HES BV 33.33 TO 37.5 %

Block 24 (onland)

OVL 60%, IPR 25% (Operator), TOM (15%)

7.          Venezuela

 

Sancristobal, PIVSA (Onland)

OVL 40%, PDVSA 60% Jointly operated

Carabobo Project-1 (Onland)

PdVSA-60%; Repsol-11%
Petronas-11%; OVL-11%
OIL-3.5% IOC-3.5% Jointly operated

8.           Brazil

BC- 10  (offshore)

OVL 27 %; Shell 50% (Operator) & Petrobras 35%

BM-SEAL-4 (Offshore)

Petrobras–75%(Operator), OVL- 25%

Espirito Santo/Brasil

Petrobras- 40-70%,                      IBV Brasil* - 30%, Anadarko- 0-30%

Campos/Brasil

Anadarko - 30%, IBV Brasil*-25%, BP - 25%, Maersk - 20%

Sergipe/Brasil

Petrobras - 60%, IBV Brasil* - 40%

Potiguar/Brasil

Petrobras - 30%,   BP - 30%, IBV Brasil* - 20%, Petrogal - 20%

9.         Azerbaijan

ACG

OVL-2.7213%;BP:-36% (Op) SOCAR-12%, Chevron-11%
INPEX-11%, Exxon-8%,

Stat Oil-8%, TPAO-7%, ITOCHU-4%

10.        Myanmar

 

Block A-1 (offshore)

OVL 17%, GAIL 8.5%,                   Daewoo 51%(Operator), Kogas 8.5%,MOGE 15%

Block-A3 (offshore)

OVL 17%, GAIL 8.5%,                   Daewoo 51%(Operator), Kogas 8.5%,MOGE 15%

11.       Iran

Farsi Offshore

OVL 40% (Operator),                      IOC 40%, OIL 20%

12.       Mozambique

Rovuma Area-1 (Offshore)

OVL 16%, OIL 4%, Anadarko 36.5%, PTTEP 8.5%, BPCL 10%, ENH 15%, MITSUI 20%

13.       Libya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block 43 Contract Area (Offshore)

OVL  100%

Area 86

OIL-50% (Operator)

IOC-50%

Area 102/4

OIL-50% (Operator)

IOC-50%

Area 95-96

Sonatrach-50% (Operator)

OIL-25%; IOC-25%

14.        Gabon

Block Shakthi

OIL-45%(Operator)

IOC-45%

Marvis Pte Ltd-10%

15.         Iraq

Block 8  (onland)

OVL 100%

16.        Bangladesh

Block SS-04 & SS-09

OVL-45% (Operator),OIL –  45%, BAPEX-10%

17.       Nigeria

Block 285 {Block 279,29}

OMEL(O): 64.33%
Total: 25.67%
EMO: 10%

OML 142

Summit Oil -30% (Operator)

Suntera Nigeria 205 Ltd-70%*

*   Suntera-50%

OIL-25%

IOC-25%

18.        Kazakhstan

Satpayev

OVL-25%, Kazmunaygaz-75% (Operator)

19.        East Timor

JPDA -06-103

Oilex (10%), Japan Energy (15%), Videocon (20%), GSPC (20 %), BPRJPDA (20%), Pan Pacific Petroleum (15%)

20.         Canada

Pacific Northwest LNG Project

Progress Energy Canada Ltd ( 77%, Operator), Japex (10%), Petroleum Brunei(3%), IOC (10%)

21.           Australia

EP 413

Norwest Energy NL(27.945%),BPRL (27.803%);ARC Energy Limited (44.252%)

T/L1 & T/18P

HPCL’s PI

11.25% & 9.75%

22.          Indonesia

Nunukan

BPRL Venture Indonesia BV (12.5%), Pertamina (35%); MEDCO (40%);  Videocon (12.5%)

23.             USA

Niobrara Shale JV Asset

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., USA (60%)

OIL India (USA) Inc. (20%)

IOCL (USA) Inc. (10%)

Haimo Oil & Gas LLC (10%)

Eagle Ford Shale Gas Asset in Texas, USA

GAIL Global USA Inc (GGUI)- 20%,               Carrizo Oil & Gas (Operator)-80%

24.           Yemen

 

Block 82

Medco Energi - 45%  (Operator)

Kuwait Energy-25%

OIL-15%

IOC-15%

Block 83

Medco Energi -45%(Operator)

Kuwait Energy-25%

OIL-15%

IOC-15%

 

 

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