Ready Reckoner

The PPAC Ready Reckoner is a flagship statistical publication of the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), an attached office of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India. It serves as a comprehensive and authoritative repository of India's petroleum and natural gas sector statistics, providing stakeholders with accurate, reliable, and regularly updated information across the complete oil and gas value chain. The publication consolidates historical and current datasets covering exploration and production, crude oil and natural gas reserves, refining capacity and refinery performance, petroleum product production, imports and exports, pipelines, storage infrastructure, marketing, retail outlets, LPG distribution, natural gas consumption, fuel pricing, taxation, energy consumption, and other sectoral indicators. It also includes statistical tables, charts, and trend analyses that enable users to understand long-term developments and current industry performance. The Ready Reckoner is designed to support evidence-based policymaking and strategic planning by offering standardized datasets sourced from public sector oil companies, private sector entities, regulatory organizations, and various government agencies. All data undergoes multiple stages of validation and quality checks before publication to ensure consistency, credibility, and accuracy.