(a) whether some new sedimentary basins have been found in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
(c) whether the Government has assessed the quantity of crude oil in these basins;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) the details of the basins allotted for production of crude oil, company-wise; and
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS AND PANCHAYATI RAJ(SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a) & (b): No Sir, No new sedimentary basins have been found in the country. 26 sedimentary basins are categorized as hydrocarbon bearing basin measuring an area of approximately 3.14 million sq. kms. including deepwater area.
(c) & (d): The prognosticated resources in these basins are estimated at about 28 billion tonnes (O+OEG), out of which, as on 1.4.2005, initial in-place reserves of 8.28 billion tonnes(O+OEG) have been established.
(e) & (f): The details of companies engaged in oil and gas production in Indian sedimentary basins is annexed.
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Sl. No. Basin Operating companies
1. Assam-Arakan Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(ONGC) Fold belt Canoro Resources Ltd. 2. KG Offshore ONGC Cairn Energy 3. Mumbai Offshore ONGC British Gas Exploration & Production India Ltd.(BGEIL) 4. Cambay ONGC Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd.(HOEC) Selan Exploration Technologies Ltd. Joshi Exploration Technologies Ltd. Interlink Petroleum Ltd. Niko Resources Ltd., Canada Cairn Energy India Pty. Ltd. Australia Heramac Ltd., U.K. Hydrocarbon Resources Development Pvt. Ltd. 5. Rajasthan Oil India Ltd.(OIL) Jaisalmer ONGC 6. Upper Assam OIL ONGC Geo-Ennpro Petroleum Ltd. 7 Cauvery ONGC HOEC