MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS ( SHRI R. P. N. SINGH)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS fa) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 98
TO BE ANSWERED ON 16TH AUGUST, 2012 REGARDING EXPLORATION OF GAS IN KG BASIN ASKED BY
SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE, MP
(a) and (b): The number of blocks operated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) under
New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) regime and nomination fields and the number of gas
discoveries made by ONGC in KG Basin during last three years and the current year are given
below:-
Number of Blocks /fields Number of gas discoveries made by ONGC
2009-10 to 2011-12 During the current year
NELP Nominations fields Onland Shallow Deepwater Total Onland offshore offshore
14 Offshore Onland 5 3 1 9 3
Offshore 38 14
Out of 8 discoveries made by ONGC in onland, 3 discoveries in onland are commercially
exploited. In respect of 3 Shallow water discoveries, 1 gas discovery GS-KV-1 in shallow
offshore is planned to be developed under cluster development and 2 shallow offshore gas
discoveries (Chandrika South-1 and Alanakari-1) are in NELP block which will be appraised
for commerciality as per PSC provisions. ONGC is making further assessment of 1 deepwater
gas discovery namely GD-7-1.
(c) to (e): Majority of gas produced by ONGC from KG basin is sold to GAIL {3.618 Million Metric
Standard Cubic Meter per Day (MMSCMD)} which farther transports and distributes to various
consumers including small and medium industries, within the State of Andhra Pradesh. A small
quantity of gas from isolated fie`ds is also directly sold to small and medium industries in the
East Godavari and Krishna Districts in KG basin by ONGC based on 1997 dispensation given by this
Ministry for direct marketing of gas by ONGC from isolated fields. Details of customers provided
are as under:-
ONGC Gas sales to DM consumers in KG Basin-Rajahmundry Asset (figs. In
MMSCMD
Si No. Consumer/ Location 2011-12
1. Kusalava Power Pvt. Ltd, ex- Kesanapalli 0.006
2. Priyadarshini spinning Mills Ltd. ex- Enugupalli 0.002
3. Sriba Industries Ltd., ex- Lingala 0.035
4. Venkataraya Power Ltd., ex-Mori 0.005
5. Vijai Bhavani Powertech Pvt. Ltd. ex- Kesanapalli 0.003
Total DM Consumers Rajahmundry Asset, ONGC 0.052
