Natural Gas Discovery In Assam’s Tinsukia – Free PDF Download

What has happened?

• India’s second-largest, state-run oil producer has made a natural gas discovery at a well drilled in Tinsukia, Assam.
• “The discovery will open up new areas for further oil and gas exploration in Assam and would help in enhancing the gas production with future appraisal and development activities,“ Oil India Ltd. said in a statement.

About the well

• The Dinjan-1 well, in Tinsukia petroleum mining lease in the upper Assam basin, has encountered about 10 metres of hydrocarbon-bearing sands.
• On testing, it produced gas at the rate of 115,000 standard cubic metres per day.

• Oil India, whose majority of operations are concentrated in Northeast India,
• Did not indicate the reserves the discovery may hold.

Sedimentary basins in India

• India has 26 sedimentary basins, of which only seven have commercial production of oil and gas.
• Broadly Indian sedimentary basins have been divided into four categories based on their degree of prospectivity as presently known.
• Kutch offshore basin will become eighth producing basin of the country.

NATURAL GAS SCENARIO IN INDIA

• Natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuels among the available fossil fuels.
• It is used as a feedstock in the manufacture of fertilizers, plastics and other commercially important organic chemicals as well as used as a fuel for electricity generation, heating purpose in industrial and commercial units.
• Natural gas is also used for cooking in domestic households and a transportation fuel for vehicles.
• Domestic Gas Sources:
• The domestic gas in the country is being supplied from the oil & gas fields located at western and southeastern areas viz. Hazira basin, Mumbai offshore & KG basin as well as North East Region (Assam & Tripura).
• It is being supplied and distributed in terms of the guidelines related to pricing and utilization policies issued by the Government from time to time.
• In FY 2018-19, total domestic gas production was about 90.05 MMSCMD.
• Import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG):
• In order to meet the gas demand, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is imported through Open General License (OGL) in the country.
• At present, country is having six (6) operational LNG regasification terminals operational with capacity of about 38.8 MMTPA (~ 140 MMSCMD).

Q) Which country is the biggest source of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) import for India?

1. Qatar
2. Russia
3. UAE
4. Australia

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