(a)The number of blocks awarded so far in New Exploration Licensing Policy- I, II, III & IV
under production sharing contract, list-wise;
(b)the investment made by these contractors in each block, list-wise;
(c)whether production has already been started in those blocks;
(d)if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND PANCHAYATI RAJ
(SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a)&(b):-The Government have awarded 71 blocks for exploration of oil and gas in the first three rounds
of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) i.e. NELP-I, II, & III. Out of the above, Production Sharing
Contracts (PSCs) for 70 blocks have been signed. The details of investments made in these blocks till the
31st March, 2004 is given at annex.
A further 21 exploration blocks were awarded under the fourth round of NELP (NELP-IV). The PSCs in
respect of 20 blocks were signed on the 6th February, 2004 only.
(c) to (e):- The production of Gas has started in NELP-II block namely; CB-ONN-2000/2 situated in the State
of Gujarat awarded to Niko Resources Ltd. The exploration of oil and gas in the remaining blocks is being
carried out as per the provisions of the respective PSCs.
Annexure
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1176 BY SHRI SUKDEO PASWAN TO BE ANSWERED ON 15/7/2004
REGARDING BLOCKS AWARDED IN NELP.
Investment in the exploration blocks under NELP.
1. NELP - I Sl.No. Block Name Investment till 31st March, 2004 (Provisional) (US $ Million) 1 GK-OSN-97/1 9.627 2 SR-OSN-97/1 0.493 3 MB-OSN-97/2 20.197 4 MB-OSN-97/3 22.297 5 KK-OSN-97/2 2.431 6 KG-OSN-97/2 7.270 7 KG-OSN-97/3 9.868 8 KG-OSN-97/4 7.675 9 NEC-OSN-97/2 65.630 10 KG-DWN-98/1 9.991 11 KG-DWN-98/3 192.581 12 MN-DWN-98/2 17.919 13 KG-DWN-98/2 103.631 14 CY-OSN-97/2 0.358 15 MN-DWN-98/3 4.931 16 KK-OSN-97/1 2.530 17 KG-DWN-98/4 10.073 18 KG-DWN-98/5 6.433 19 KK-OSN-97/3 7.409 20 GV-ONN-97/1 1.454 21 MB-OSN-97/4 9.134 22 MN-OSN-97/3 3.126 23 NEC-OSN-97/1 1.935 24 CY-OSN-97/1 0.865
2. NELP - II 25 CY-OSN-2000/1 1.842 26 CY-OSN-2000/2 12.691 27 GS-DWN-2000/1 41.815 28 GS-DWN-2000/2 8.167 29 GV-ONN-2000/1 1.041 30 KK-DWN-2000/2 1.932 31 KK-DWN-2000/4 2.004 32 KK-OSN-2000/1 2.794 33 MB-DWN-2000/1 46.581 34 MB-DWN-2000/2 32.633 35 MB-OSN-2000/1 12.559 36 MN-OSN-2000/1 0.761 37 MN-OSN-2000/2 1.140 38 WB-ONN-2000/1 0.565 39 WB-OSN-2000/1 35.060 40 GS-OSN-2000/1 1.894 41 KK-DWN-2000/3 1.060 42 KK-DWN-2000/1 1.179 43 AS-ONN-2000/1 0.000 44 RJ-ONN-2000/1 0.000 45 MN-ONN-2000/1 0.937 46 CB-ONN-2000/1 3.652 47 CB-ONN-2000/2 32.842
3. NELP - III 48 KG-OSN-2001/3 16.417 49 KK-OSN-2001/2 2.907 50 KK-OSN-2001/3 3.002 51 GS-OSN-2001/1 3.833 52 CY-DWN-2001/2 1.496 53 CY-PR-DWN-2001/3 1.281 54 CY-PR-DWN-2001/4 1.312 55 KG-OSN-2001/1 0.819 56 KG-OSN-2001/2 3.644 57 KG-DWN-2001/1 1.223 58 PR-DWN-2001/1 1.435 59 KK-DWN-2001/1 1.077 60 KK-DWN-2001/2 0.911 61 HF-ONN-2001/1 0.219 62 KK-DWN-2001/3 0.629 63 CY-DWN-2001/1 0.519 64 AA-ONN-2001/1 1.172 65 AA-ONN-2001/2 0.048 66 AA-ONN-2001/3 0.000 67 AA-ONN-2001/4 0.000 68 RJ-ONN-2001/1 1.654 69 CB-ONN-2001/1 0.476 70 PG-ONN-2001/1 0.004
TOTAL INVESTMENT 805.085