(a) whether any new reserves of gas and petrol have been found in the country particularly in the NER recently;
(b) if so, the quantity of gas and petrol likely to be tapped from these wells, State-wise; and
(c) the likely savings in respect of foreign exchange due to tapping of gas and petrol from these reserves?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a)&(b): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
(c): The saving would depend upon the quantity and quality of crude oil and natural gas actually produced from the discovered fields and the international prices.