1. Production of Crude Oil

 

Crude oil production[1] during February 2022 was 2272.26 TMT, which is 5.60% lower than target for the month and 2.19% lower than the production of February 2021. Cumulative crude oil production during April-February, 2021-22 was 27162.3 TMT, which is 4.71% and 2.57% lower than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively. Unit-wise and State-wise crude oil production is given at Annexure-I. Unit-wise crude oil production for the month of February 2022 and cumulatively for April-February 2021-22 vis-à-vis same period of last year has been shown in Table-1 and month-wise in Figure-1.

 

Table-1: Crude Oil Production (in TMT)

Oil Company	Target	February (Month)				April-February (Cumulative)
	2021-22 (Apr-Mar)*	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year
		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.
ONGC	20272.88	1555.93	1510.52	1544.84	97.78	18544.43	17769.62	18469.67	96.21
OIL	3182.60	258.61	230.25	218.49	105.38	2893.63	2729.41	2687.75	101.55
PSC Fields	7718.52	592.49	531.49	559.82	94.94	7067.77	6663.29	6722.53	99.12
Total	31173.99	2407.03	2272.26	2323.15	97.81	28505.83	27162.32	27879.95	97.43

 Note: Totals may not tally due to rounding off.                  *: Provisional

 

 

Figure-1: Monthly Crude Oil Production

Unit-wise production details with reasons for shortfall are as under:

 

1. 1. Crude oil production by ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) in nomination block during February 2022 was 1510.52 TMT, which is 2.92% lower than target of the month and 2.22% lower when compared with production of February 2021. Cumulative crude oil production by ONGC during April-February, 2021-22 was 17769.62 TMT, which is 4.18% and 3.79% lower than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively. Reasons for shortfall in production are as under:

 

• Less than anticipated production from WO-16 cluster due to delay in mobilization of MOPU Sagar Samrat.
• Less condensate receipt at Hazira due to less gas production from B&S Asset

 

1. 2. Crude oil production by OIL (Oil India Ltd) in the nomination block during February 2022 was 230.25 TMT, which is 5.38% higher when compared with production of February 2021 but 10.97% lower than target of the month. Cumulative crude oil production by OIL during April-February 2021-22 was 2729.41 TMT, which is 1.55% higher than the production during corresponding period of last year but 5.68% lower than target for the period. Reasons for shortfall in production are as under:

 

• Less than planned contribution from workover wells and drilling wells.
•  Less than planned due to local disturbance & miscreants activities in main producing area (MPA).

 

1. 3. Crude oil production by Pvt/JVs companies in the PSC/RSC regime during February 2022 was 531.49 TMT, which is 10.29% lower than the target of the reporting month and 5.06% lower than the month production of February 2021. Cumulative crude oil production by Pvt/JVs companies during April-February 2021-22 was 6663.29 TMT, which is 5.72% and 0.88% lower than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively. Reasons for shortfall in production are as under:

 

• MB/OSDSF/B80/2016 (Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd.): Delay in commencement of production. Pre-commissioning in progress.
• RAVVA (Cairn Energy India Ltd): Production shortfall due to lower performance of wells RD-3ST and RD-6ST due to infectivity issues.
• CB-ONN-2004/2 (ONGC): Production shortfall due to less evacuation to IOCL due to leakage and choking in ONGC pipeline.
• CB-OS/2 ((Cairn Energy India Ltd): Production shortfall is due to natural decline and increase in water cut observed in aquifer supported pools and recent sanding/loading issues in the wells.

 

 

2. Production of Natural Gas

 

Natural gas production during February 2022 was 2602.26 MMSCM, which is 12.79% higher than the production of February 2021 but 16.19% lower than the monthly target. Cumulative natural gas production during April-February 2021-22 was 31137.26 MMSCM, which is 19.82% higher than production during corresponding period of last year but 10.18% lower when compared with target for the period. Unit-wise and state-wise natural gas production is given at Annexure-II. Unit-wise natural gas production for the month of February 2022 and cumulatively for April-February 2021-22 vis-à-vis same period of last year has been shown in Table-2 and month-wise in Figure-2.

Table-2: Natural Gas Production (in MMSCM)

Oil Company	Target	February (Month)				April-February (Cumulative)
	2021-22 (Apr-Mar)*	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year
		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.
ONGC	23335.10	1820.48	1581.80	1630.24	97.03	21309.09	18872.98	20040.29	94.18
OIL	2949.65	225.86	219.30	187.88	116.72	2698.77	2642.04	2269.66	116.41
PSC Fields	11834.60	1058.76	801.17	489.04	163.82	10659.43	9622.24	3676.86	261.70
Total	38119.35	3105.09	2602.26	2307.16	112.79	34667.29	31137.26	25986.80	119.82

Note:  Totals may not tally due to rounding off. *: Provisional

 

Figure-2: Monthly Natural Gas Production

 

1. 1. Natural gas production by ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)  in the nomination blocks during February 2022 was 1581.80 MMSCM, which is 13.11% lower than target for the month and 2.97% lower than the production of February 2021. Cumulative natural gas production by ONGC during April-February, 2021-22 was 18872.98 MMSCM, which is 11.43% and 5.82% lower than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively. Reasons for shortfall in production are as under:

 

• Less than anticipated production from WO-16 cluster due to delay in mobilization of MOPU Sagar Samrat.
• Less than planned production from Vasistha /S1 wells in EOA due to certain reservoir related issues.
• Delay in commencement of gas production from U1 field of KG-98/2 Cluster-II due to covid impact as manufacturing of subsea items and well completion got delayed.
• Less production in Tapti-Daman block in B&S Asset due to more than anticipated decline.
• Production decline in Pasarlapudi field & delay of HF in Mandapeta field.

 

1. 2. Natural gas production by OIL (Oil India Ltd) in the nomination block during February 2022 was 219.30 MMSCM which is 16.72% higher than production of corresponding  month of last year and 2.90% lower than the target for the month of current year. Cumulative natural gas production by OIL during April-February 2021-22 was 2642.04 MMSCM, which is 16.41% higher than production during corresponding period of last year but 2.10% lower than target for the period. Reasons for shortfall in production are as under:

 

• Less than planned contribution from drilling wells /old wells.
• Less offtake by the consumer (RRVUNL, Rajasthan) due to technical problem, unscheduled shutdown and damaged due to fire.

 

1. 3. Natural gas production by Pvt/JVs companies in the PSC/RSC/CBM regime during February 2022 was 801.17 MMSCM, which is 63.82% higher than the production of February 2021 but 24.33% lower than the target for the month. Cumulative natural gas production by Pvt/JVs during April-February, 2021-22 was 9622.24 MMSCM, which is 161.70% higher than production during corresponding period of last year but 9.73% lower than target for the period. Reasons for shortfall in production are as under:

 

• KG-DWN-98/2 (ONGC): Delay in commissioning of Well U1-A.
• KG-DWN-98/3 (RIL): Production shortfall due to well intervention jobs in some wells.
• RJ-ON-90/1 (Cairn Energy India Ltd): Few Gas wells of RDG field are not producing as per expectations.
• RANIGANJ EAST (Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd.): Shortfall because delay in scheduled operations. Reservoir uncertainties & well bore issues in certain areas of the field.
• RJ-ON//6 (FEL): Production shortfall due to less offtake by customer and natural decline in field.

 

 

3. Crude Oil Processed (Crude Throughput)

 

Crude Oil Processed during February 2022 was 20443.03 TMT, which is 0.85% lower than target for the month but 9.81% higher than the February 2021. Cumulative crude processed during April-February 2021-22 was 219366.82 TMT, which is 1.04 and 9.25% higher than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively. Refinery-wise details of the crude throughput and capacity utilization during the month of February 2022 vis-à-vis February 2021 are given at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV. Company-wise crude throughput for the month of February 2021 and cumulatively for the period April-February 2021-22 vis-à-vis same period of last year has been shown in Table-3 and month-wise in Figure-3.

 

Table 3: Crude Oil Processed (Crude Throughput) (in TMT)

Oil Company	Target	February (Month)				April-February (Cumulative)
	2021-22 (Apr-Mar)	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year
		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.
CPSE	143300.54	12979.96	12485.47	11729.41	106.45	129045.55	124359.71	114662.13	108.46
IOCL	69120.46	6134.30	5785.13	5387.06	107.39	62325.86	61028.56	56423.74	108.16
BPCL	29801.53	2571.00	2630.13	2674.16	98.35	26951.53	27048.16	23462.58	115.28
HPCL	17751.16	1747.01	1508.95	1378.92	109.43	15817.71	12432.38	14843.59	83.76
CPCL	9130.00	998.39	928.45	757.60	122.55	8131.60	7978.34	7279.35	109.60
NRL	2840.00	224.00	234.05	227.10	103.06	2592.00	2436.23	2466.45	98.77
MRPL	14594.35	1300.00	1392.27	1297.36	107.32	13169.35	13366.96	10113.16	132.17
ONGC	63.04	5.26	6.48	7.21	89.97	57.51	69.07	73.27	94.27
JVs	18079.47	1365.00	1604.32	614.84	260.93	16573.47	18640.58	14634.45	127.37
BORL	7058.47	520.00	594.41	601.47	98.83	6488.47	6706.20	5587.50	120.02
HMEL	11021.00	845.00	1009.92	13.37	7554.16	10085.00	11934.38	9046.95	131.92
Private	78008.07	6273.16	6353.24	6273.16	101.28	71491.35	76366.53	71491.35	106.82
RIL	60940.96	4876.36	4790.09	4876.36	98.23	56051.02	57892.32	56051.02	103.29
NEL	17067.11	1396.79	1563.15	1396.79	111.91	15440.33	18474.21	15440.34	119.65
TOTAL	239388.08	20618.12	20443.03	18617.41	109.81	217110.37	219366.82	200787.94	109.25

Note:  Totals may not tally due to rounding off.        *: Provisional

 

 

Figure 3: Crude Oil Processed (Crude Throughput)

 

 

3.1 CPSE Refineries’ crude oil processed during February 2022 was 12485.47 TMT, which is 3.81% lower than target for the month but 6.45% higher than the production of February 2021. Cumulative crude throughput during April-February 2021-22 was 124359.71 TMT which is 8.46% higher than corresponding period of last year but 3.63% lower than target for the period. Reasons for shortfall in production are as under:

 

• IOCL-Guwahati, Haldia, Digboi Refinery: Monthly Crude processed in line of products demand.
• IOCL-Bongaigaon Refinery: Monthly Crude processed lower due to total power failure.
• HPCL, Visakh Refinery: Monthly Crude processed lower due to deferment of commissioning of new Crude Distillation Unit (CDU).

 

3.2       JV refineries’ crude oil processed during February 2022 was 1604.32 TMT, which is 17.53% higher than the target for the month and 160.93% higher than the  production of February 2021. Cumulative crude throughput during April-February 2021-22 was 18640.58 TMT, which is 12.47% and 27.37% higher than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively.

 

3.3       Private refineries’ crude oil processed during February 2022 was 6353.24 TMT, which is 1.28% higher than the corresponding month of last year. Cumulative crude throughput during April-February 2021-22 was 76366.53 TMT, which is 6.82% higher than the corresponding period of last year.

 

4. Production of Petroleum Products

 

1. 1. Production of Petroleum Products during February 2021 was 21151.70 TMT, which is 1.21% higher target for the month and 8.81% higher than the production of February 2021. Cumulative production during April-February, 2021-22 was 230158.29 TMT, which is 1.66% and 9.24% higher than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively. Unit-wise production of petroleum products is given at Annexure-V. Company-wise production for the month of February 2021-22 and cumulatively for April-February, 2021 vis-à-vis same period of last year has been shown in Table-4 and month-wise in Figure-4.

 

Figure 4: Monthly Refinery Production of Petroleum Products

 

 

 

 

 

Table 4: Production of Petroleum Products (TMT)

Oil Company	Target	February (Month)				April-February (Cumulative)
	2021-22 (Apr-Mar)*	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year	2021-22		2020-21	% over last year
		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.		Target*	Prod.*	Prod.
CPSE	135423.57	11865.29	11549.95	11115.64	103.91	122383.61	117477.17	108596.79	108.18
IOCL	65757.60	5593.87	5437.59	5134.48	105.90	59605.10	58443.15	54183.05	107.86
BPCL	27811.21	2439.92	2416.11	2545.79	94.91	25135.95	25709.44	22381.76	114.87
HPCL	16583.96	1633.88	1336.84	1316.68	101.53	14776.58	11510.78	13897.04	82.83
CPCL	9279.11	781.15	876.54	717.04	122.24	8414.27	7331.64	6672.73	109.87
NRL	2839.03	223.92	235.30	222.32	105.84	2591.12	2400.38	2489.99	96.40
MRPL	13092.62	1187.55	1241.45	1172.80	105.85	11805.85	12015.95	8902.39	134.97
ONGC	60.02	5.00	6.12	6.53	93.79	54.75	65.83	69.82	94.29
JVs	16813.56	1236.16	1459.40	560.11	260.56	15397.18	17214.06	13562.22	126.93
BORL	6547.56	485.16	565.49	541.06	104.52	6015.18	6007.18	4909.48	122.36
HMEL	10266.00	751.00	893.92	19.05	4692.97	9382.00	11206.87	8652.75	129.52
Private	93222.97	7459.64	7849.49	7459.64	105.23	84669.54	91743.36	84669.54	108.35
RIL	76683.16	6100.06	6349.35	6100.06	104.09	69702.65	73998.58	69702.65	106.16
NEL	16539.81	1359.58	1500.14	1359.58	110.34	14966.89	17744.77	14966.90	118.56
Total Refinery	245460.10	20561.09	20858.84	19135.39	109.01	222450.33	226434.58	206828.56	109.48
Fractionators	4331.28	338.15	292.86	303.64	96.45	3947.78	3723.71	3854.59	96.60
TOTAL	249791.38	20899.24	21151.70	19439.03	108.81	226398.11	230158.29	210683.15	109.24

Note:  Totals may not tally due to rounding off. *: Provisional

 

1. 2. Production of petroleum Products by Oil’s Refineries during February 2022 was 20858.84 TMT, which is 1.45% higher than target for the month and 9.01% higher than the production of February 2021. Cumulative production during April-February, 2021-22 was 226434.58 TMT, which is 1.79% and 9.48% higher than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively.

 

1. 3. Production of petroleum Products by Fractionators during February 2022 was 292.86 TMT, which is 13.39% lower than the target for the month and 3.55% lower than production of February 2021. Cumulative production during April-February, 2021-22 was 3723.71 TMT, which is 5.68% and 3.40% lower than target for the period and production during corresponding period of last year respectively.

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