(a) whether some public/private sector companies including Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Oil India Limited (OIL) have found some oil and natural gas reserves in western part of Rajasthan, Himalayas, North and South fields of Mumabi High in the Arabian Sea and Southern States including Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the expenditure incurred thereon and the time by which the production is likely to be started, company/oil fields-wise;
(c) the details of investment plan chalked out by ONGC/other companies for developing new oil discoveries in the county to maintain production levels from the basin for a longer time, oil fields/blocks/company-wise;
(d) the details of onshore/offshore hydro-carbon reserves of crude oil and natural gas along with the quantum of oil and natural gas reserves being explored by the public/private sector companies during the last three years and the current year oil fields/blocks/company-wise;
(e) whether the Government proposes to introduce open acreage system and plan to change the Formula for Production Sharing Contract at the next round of auction of oil and gas blocks under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) and if so, the details thereof; and
(f) whether the Government proposes tenth round of auctions for oil and gas blocks under the NELP and if so, the details thereof along with extent to which the domestic production is expected to increase ?
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