Question : EXPORT IMPORT OF NATURAL GAS

(a) whether the Government exports natural gas to Bangladesh;

(b) if so, the total quantity of natural gas along with the price at which the same being exported to Bangladesh during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) the details of export/import of natural gas undertaken from various countries during the said period, country-wise; and

(d) the price at which export/import of natural gas is being made?

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

(a): No, Madam.

(b): Does not arise.

(c) & (d): The details of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imported from various countries during the last three years and the current year along with the price at which it has been imported is as under:

 Year	Total Import	Price range	Countries from which imported	(in MMT)	(USD/MMBTU) 2011-12	13.399	6.18 15.15	Nigeria, Qatar, Egypt, USA, Abu Dhabi,	Norway, Yemen, Australia, Oman, Algeria,	Trinidad & Tobago, Malayasia. 2012-13	13.431	8.80-16.65	Nigeria, Algeria, Spain, Egypt, France,	Yemen, Brunei, Qatar, Abu Dhabi. 2013-14 #	10.14	10.92 17.50	Qatar, Nigeria, Yemen, Egypt, Norway,	Algeria, Equatorial Guinea. 2014-15 # 2014-15	1.82	12.52- 15.20	Qatar, Nigeria, Yemen, Spain, Algeria. (Upto June 2014)