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India was the second top net crude oil (including crude oil products) importer of 205.3 Mt in 2019. [1] By March 2021, India's domestic crude oil production output fell by 5.2% and natural gas production by 8.1% in the FY21 as producers extracted 30.4917 Mt of crude oil and 28.67 BCM of natural gas in the fiscal year.
After discovery of oil in the Assam state of India in late 1880s, the first oil refinery was set up at Digboi. Digboi Refinery was commissioned in 1901. [1] Following is a list of oil refineries in India, per the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, [2] arranged in decreasing order of their capacity.
Some statistics on this page are disputed and controversial—different sources (OPEC, CIA World Factbook, oil companies) give different figures. Some of the differences reflect different types of oil included. Different estimates may or may not include oil shale, mined oil sands or natural gas liquids.
The oil field is located 48 km from the state capital Kolkata. The oil field was discovered in 2018 by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. [1] This is the first oil field in West Bengal [2] and East India. December 20, 2020, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the oil and natural gas reserves at Ashoknagar. [3]
These strategic storages are in addition to the existing storages of crude oil and petroleum products with the oil companies and serve in response to external supply disruptions. [6] Indian refiners maintain 64.5 days of crude storage, so India has overall reserve oil storage of 74 days. [7]
Oil in colonial India was mostly exploited by a number of British companies with intricate alliances. Their output began to increase during the first and second world wars to support British troops and industries in the United Kingdom. [4] In 1928, Asiatic Petroleum Company ( India) started cooperation with Burmah Oil Company.
Krishna Godavari Basin is a peri-cratonic passive margin basin in India. It is spread across more than 50,000 square kilometres [1] in the Krishna River and Godavari River basins in Andhra Pradesh. The site is known for the D-6 block where Reliance Industries discovered the biggest natural gas reserves in India in 2003.
Pages in category "Oil fields in India" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aishwarya Oil Fields;