(a) the details of hydrocarbon discoveries made by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Ltd. (ONGC) during the last three years and the current year, block and State/UT-wise;
(b) the details of the companies which have been provided gas from the said blocks
on Administered Price Mechanism (APM) basis, State/UT-wise; and
(c) the quantum of gas provided to the above companies during the said period?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) ONGC made 68 hydrocarbon discoveries during last three years (2009-2012) and 18 hydrocarbon
discoveries during current year as on 01.03.13. The details are given in Annexure-I
(b) & (c) During the last three years, gas is being produced from newly discovered fields
including B-22, Vasai (E), C-Series, Bandra Formation, North Tapti (in Western Offshore)
and GS-15, GS 49 and Kavitam (in KG Basin). From these fields, ONGC is supplying about
5.82 Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter per Day (MMSCMD) of gas to GAIL, out of which
1.35 MMSCMD of natural gas is at APM rate and remaining gas at non-APM rate.