State-wise Production of Crude Oil and Natural Gas 2022-23
During the FY 2022-23 country’s annual production of Petroleum or Crude Oil and Natural Gas was 29.18 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) and 34.45 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) respectively and consumption of Oil Based Petroleum Products and Natural Gas was 223.01 MMT and 160.83 MMSCMD respectively.
During the FY 2022-23 country’s Crude Oil imports was 232.7 MMT and Natural Gas 26.3 BCM.
Details of production of Oil and Natural Gas in the country (state-wise) during the FY 2022-23 are as under:
| State/UT | Production of Crude Oil (MMT) | Production of Natural Gas (BCM) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 0.24 | 0.71 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Assam | 4.16 | 3.56 |
| Eastern Offshore | 0.55 | 8.00 |
| Gujarat | 4.85 | 0.92 |
| Jharkhand | - | 0.01 |
| Madhya Pradesh | - | 0.26 |
| Rajasthan | 5.07 | 2.34 |
| Tamil Nadu | 0.32 | 1.11 |
| Tripura | 0.003 | 1.67 |
| West Bengal | 0.000 | 0.40 |
| Western Offshore | 13.93 | 15.41 |
| Grand Total | 29.18 | 34.45 |
Various steps have been taken by the Government to increase the production of domestic crude oil and bring down imports. These inter-alia include Discovered Small Field Policy, Reforms in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy for enhancing domestic exploration and production of Oil & Gas 2019, Natural Gas Marketing Reforms 2020, Policy to promote and incentivize enhanced recovery methods for Oil and Gas, Redevelopment of existing matured fields and development of new/marginal fields, Revival of Sick Wells, improving recovery factors through the implementation of Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques, etc. Government has also provided functional freedom to national Oil Companies and promoted wider private sector participation by streamlining approval processes through electronic single window mechanism.
In addition, Government launched National Biofuel Policy, 2018, to boost availability of biofuels in country and use of alternative clean fuels like ethanol, bio-diesel and bio-CNG through schemes for Ethanol Blending, Bio-diesel blending and Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation.
Ethanol blending in Petrol during the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2021-22 (December 2021-November 2022) is estimated to have had impact of over Rs. 22,600 Crore on the import bill of crude oil and petroleum products. The National Policy on Biofuels - 2018 as amended targets 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by ESY 2025-26. Public Sector OMCs have already achieved over 10% ethanol blending in petrol during Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2021-22. Sale of E-20 (20% ethanol blended petrol) fuel has also been launched in February, 2023.