Indian PNG Statistics 1997-1998 and 1998-1999

Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Statistics 1997-1998 provides comprehensive statistical information on India’s petroleum and natural gas sector, covering industry growth, exploration, crude oil and natural gas reserves and production, refining, sales, consumption, foreign trade, manpower, prices, taxation, transportation, marketing networks, pipelines, CNG, green fuels and energy statistics.

About Dataset

Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Statistics 1997-98 presents a comprehensive statistical overview of India’s petroleum and natural gas industry, combining detailed information for 1997-98 with historical data extending back to earlier decades. The General section covers highlights and important events of the Indian petroleum industry during 1997-1998, government orders, industry progress since 1947–48, commodity balances of crude oil and petroleum products, petroleum-industry growth and petroleum energy trends on calendar-year and financial-year bases. The Exploration section provides statistics on deep drilling rigs, wells and metreage drilled by ONGC and OIL, exploratory and development drilling, well status, geological and geophysical surveys, basin-wise and state-wise drilling achievements, and oil and gas fields. Crude oil and natural gas sections cover reserves, company-wise and state-wise production, and natural gas utilisation. Refining statistics include refining capacity, refinery crude throughput, refinery-wise crude runs and petroleum-product production. Sales and consumption statistics cover product-wise, sector-wise and state-wise consumption, market shares, per-capita consumption, railway diesel use, naphtha and FO/LSHS offtakes, and fuel consumption and power generation in gas turbine, diesel and thermal power stations. The publication also covers foreign trade, trade balances, OPEC trade, foreign exchange reserves, manpower, petroleum prices, price build-up, ex-storage prices, dealer commissions, excise and customs duties, sales taxes, royalty, oil development cess, transportation, tanker fleet, port traffic, railway POL movement, pipelines and marketing networks. It also includes CNG activities, green-fuel supply planning and energy production trends.

Purpose of Dataset

The purpose of this publication is to provide a consolidated statistical reference for India’s petroleum and natural gas industry during 1997-98, supported by extensive historical data. It compiles information on exploration, drilling, reserves, production, refining, sales, consumption, foreign trade, prices, taxation, manpower, transportation, pipelines and marketing infrastructure. The publication also records important industry events, government orders, commodity balances, petroleum-energy trends and the industry’s progress since independence. Calendar-year and financial-year statistics facilitate analysis of long-term sectoral growth and performance. The information supports policymakers, government agencies, petroleum companies, researchers, analysts, planners and other stakeholders in petroleum-sector assessment, planning, monitoring and decision-making.