Question : FACILITIES TO OMCS AT PORTS

(a) whether Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are incurring huge expenditure on account of demurrage costs due to lack of requisite infrastructure on domestic ports;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with demurrage cost incurred by OMCs during the last three years and the current year, company-wise;

(c) whether the Government has taken up the issue with Port Trust of India in regard to offloading facilities of oil products at various ports; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to minimize demurrage costs and provide better facilities at ports to OMCs?

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies viz. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has informed that demurrage costs are being incurred due to lack of requisite infrastructure in domestic ports. The details of demurrage cost incurred by them since 2011-12 and onwards are as follows:-

 
 BPCL	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	April- June	2014 Demurrage cost	44.52	44.58	54.71	5.79 (INR Crores) 
 HPCL	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	April- June	2014 Demurrage cost	12.06	19.31	11.43	0.62 (in million USD)