Crude oil, natural gas productions fall short of target

I.       

            A. CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION  – PERFORMANCE

Month / Period

Planned Target (TMT)

Actual Production (TMT)

%age achievement

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) Vis-à-vis target (%age)

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) over last year   (%age)

August 2014*

3325.513

3024.329

90.9

-9.1

-4.9

April2014-August 2014*

16200.017

15556.970

96.0

-4.0

-1.3

April2013-August 2013

15756.912

TMT: Thousand Metric Tonnes.                                                               *: Provisional.

B. COMPANY-WISE ACHIEVEMENT

Company / State

Planned Target (TMT)

Actual Production (TMT)

%age achievement

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) (%age)

ONGC

2008.690

1859.617

92.6

-7.4

  Gujarat

409.950

376.626

91.9

  Andhra Pradesh

21.620

16.618

76.9

  Tamil Nadu

20.424

19.574

95.8

  Assam

106.496

94.682

88.9

Offshore

1450.200

1352.117

93.2

OIL

298.065

298.303

100.1

0.1

  Assam

297.252

297.654

100.1

  Arunachal Pradesh

0.813

0.649

79.8

PRIVATE/JVC

1018.758

866.409

85.0

-15.0

TOTAL

3325.513

3024.329

90.9

-9.1

C. REASONS FOR SHORTFALL

Company / State

Reasons for shortfall

ONGC (offshore)

Poor influx and ESP failure in NBP, closure of SB#14 well for sub-sea line leakage identification, closure of wells of B-193 & B-22 cluster affected production.  Leakage of HQ-HA and HSA-HRG sub-sea well fluid line resulting in closure of wells at HQ and HAS platform affected production. Less than planned inputs in terms of development and side track wells in Mumbai High.

ONGC (Gujarat)

Frequent power failure & ageing of fields resulting in decline in reservoir pressure affected production. Increasing water cut, frequent power failure, bad weather conditions & ageing of fields resulting in decline in reservoir pressure affected production.

ONGC (Assam)

Poor Influx, frequent power failure affected production.

ONGC (Andhra Pradesh)

Closure of wells due to burst of GAIL pipeline affected the production.

OIL (Arunachal Pradesh)

PWD road blockade for 4 days affected operation in OCS-8.

Pvt/JVCs  (Arunachal Pradesh)

Due to repeated sand ingress in existing producers requiring frequent well shut-in for well intervention to clean wellbores.

Pvt/JVCs  (Rajasthan)

Planned shut-down in RJ-ON-90/1 block from (21-25) August 2014 to carry out tie-in of new projects like EOR Scheme, MPT debottlenecking, Sulphur Removal, hydro-test of pressure vessels etc. as part of statutory compliance.

Pvt/JVCs  (Gujarat)

3 wells in Ingoli out of 6 wells fell sick and water cut in Sanand East Field increased.

Pvt/JVCs  (Off-shore)

A total of 12 out of 25 wells in D1, D3 and MA fields are flowing. Remaining 13 wells are ceased due to increase in water cut in KG-DWN-98/3. Recently drilled 6 wells (MTA-7,8 & 9, STA-8, 5Z & STD-7) did not perform as per expectation because of poorly developed reservoir  fancies in Mid Tapti & early water encroachment in wells in South Tapti.

A statement showing Crude Oil Production during August 2014 and cumulatively for the period April2014- August 2014 vis-à-vis 2013 is at Annexure I (attached at the end of the report).

 II.        A.  NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE

Month / Period

Planned Target (MCM)

Actual Production (MCM)

%age achieve-ment

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) Vis-à-vis target    (%age)

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) over last year     (%age)

August 2014*

3106.016

2729.414

87.9

-12.1

-8.3

April2014-August 2014*

15063.564

14076.096

93.4

-6.6

-5.8

April2013-August 2013

14943.334

MCM: Million Cubic Metres.        

*: Provisional.

B.     COMPANY-WISE ACHIEVEMENT

Company / State

Planned Target (MCM)

Actual Production (MCM)

%age achievement

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) (%age)

ONGC

2015.756

1762.987

87.5

-12.5

  Gujarat

115.735

112.261

97.0

  Rajasthan

1.320

0.394

29.8

  Andhra Pradesh

89.122

7.564

8.5

  Tamil Nadu

116.506

103.566

88.9

  Assam

38.002

40.419

106.4

  Tripura

101.170

76.461

75.6

  Mumbai High Offshore

1553.901

1422.322

91.5

OIL

248.283

234.066

94.3

-5.7

  Assam

224.923

215.436

95.8

  Arunachal Pradesh

1.550

0.620

40.0

  Rajasthan

21.810

18.010

82.6

PRIVATE/JVC

841.977

732.361

87.0

-13.0

  Onshore $

132.560

101.120

76.3

  Offshore

709.417

631.241

89.0

TOTAL

3106.016

2729.414

87.9

-12.1

$: Including Coal Bed Methane production.

C.     REASONS FOR SHORTFALL

Company / State

Reasons for shortfall

ONGC (Rajasthan)

Less off-take by consumers.

ONGC (Gujarat)

Less off-take by M/s GAIL.

ONGC (Andhra Pradesh)

Closure of wells due to burst of GAIL pipeline affected the production.

ONGC (Tripura)

Less off-take by consumers.

ONGC (Tamilnadu)

Production affected due to closure of wells to facilitate M/s. GAIL for part replacement of its weak 12” trunk line (26 KM)  between  Adiyakamangalam GGS & Memathur village and 6” trunk line (4 KM) between Nannilam EPS & Kamalapuram EPS and less offtake by GAIL from Ramnad

ONGC (Offshore)

Production affected due to less associated & free gas on account of unplanned shutdown / operational problems  in Mumbai High. Non availability of booster compressor, closure of BB wells for leakage detection in subsea line BB-BPA affected production. Closure of wells G1-10 & G1-11 as M/s GAIL stopped taking gas due to pipeline issues at their end.

OIL(Assam, Arunachal Pradesh & Rajasthan)

BVFCL, Namrup-III shutdown due to boiler tube leakage and under repair. APGCL (NTPS) : GT-4 shutdown for lube oil cooling system repair. NEEPCO : Less drawal due to shutdown of GT-6 (last two months). BCPL : No withdrawal as per plan. RRVUNL : Less than the planned committed.

Pvt/JVCs  (West Bengal)

Wells are taking longer dewatering time than expected.

Pvt/JVCs  (Rajasthan)

Planned shut-down in RJ-ON-90/1 block from (21-25) August 2014 to carry out tie-in of new projects like EOR Scheme, MPT debottlenecking, Sulphur Removal, hydro-test of pressure vessels etc. as part of statutory compliance.

Pvt/JVCs  (Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand)

Incidental CBM produced & sold.

Pvt/JVCs  (Off-shore)

A total of 12 out of 25 wells in D1, D3 and MA fields are flowing. Remaining 13 wells are ceased due to increase in water cut in KG-DWN-98/3. Recently drilled 6 wells (MTA-7,8 & 9, STA-8, 5Z & STD-7) did not perform as per expectation because of poorly developed reservoir  fancies in Mid Tapti & early water encroachment in wells in South Tapti. Increasing water production had led to a shortfall in associated gas production in PANNA-MUKTA fields. NANG production stopped since 02/07/2014 due to no gas offtake by GAIL due to Tatipaka pipeline (owned by GAIL) accident. The same is still continuing.

A statement showing natural gas production during August 2014  and cumulatively for the period April 2014- August 2014 vis-à-vis 2013 is at Annexure II (attached at the end of the report).

III.  A. REFINERY CRUDE THROUGHPUT

    (IN TERMS OF CRUDE OIL PROCESSED)

Month / Period

Planned Target (TMT)

Actual Production (TMT)

%age achievement

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) Vis-à-vis target             (in %age)

Surplus(+) Shortfall(-) over last year          (in %age)

August 2014*

19553.020

18550.871

94.9

-5.1

-4.3

April2014-August 2014*

93595.688

90708.582

96.9

-3.1

-2.7

April2013-August 2013

93227.039

*: Provisional.

Note:

The crude throughput in IOC (Haldia & Mathura), BPCL (Kochi), HPCL(Mumbai), NRL (Numaligarh), ONGC (Tatipaka), BORL (Bina), & RIL (Jamnagar-SEZ)  refineries have exceeded their planned target.

The crude throughput in  IOC (Guwahati, Barauni, Gujarat, Digboi, Panipat & Bongaigaon), BPCL (Mumbai), HPCL (Visakh), CPCL (Manali & Narimanam), MRPL ( Mangalore), EOL (Vadinar) & RIL (Jamnagar DTA) refineries was less than their planned target.

The crude throughput at HMEL’s Bathinda Refinery during August 2014 was Nil due to the VGO Fire Incident in June 2014 which led to an unplanned shutdown.

Company / State

Reasons for shortfall

IOCL,Guwahati

Throughput is lower due to HDT Breech Lock exchanger problem.

IOCL,Gujarat

Throughput is restricted because as per Bitumen demand.

IOCL, Panipat

Throughput is lower because of problem in Hydro cracker unit & for decoking in DCU.

IOCL,Bongaigoan

Throughput is lower because of problem in Coker unit.

IOCL,Barauni

Throughput is restricted because of problem in RFCCU unit.

IOCL, Digboi

Throughput is lower for stem air decoking in DCU unit.

CPCL , Manali

Throughput is lower than planned due to CDU III and Hydrocracker Unit short shutdown for carrying out CDU III Furnace Refractory jobs / Hydrocracker Unit catalyst scooping and FO Export tanker delay (FO containment)due to CDU III unplanned shutdown for carrying out Furnace refractory jobs

CPCL , Narimanam

Throughput is lower than planned due to reduced availability of crude.

HMEL, Bhatinda

Throughput is Nil at HMEL’s Bathinda Refinery during August 2014 due to the VGO Fire Incident in June 2014 which led to an unplanned shutdown. Lower than planned due to  incident at the refinery during the month of June 14.

A statement showing refinery-wise production during the month of August 2014 and cumulatively for the period April 2014-August 2014 vis-à-vis 2013-14 is at Annexure III (attached at the end of the report).

IV.  REFINERY CAPACITY UTILISATION

Month

Utilisation (%)

Period

Utilisation (%)

August 2014*

101.6

August 2013- August 2014

100.6

August 2013

106.1

August 2012- August 2013

103.4

The refinery-wise details of the capacity utilisation during August 2014 and cumulatively for the period April 2014 – August 2014 vies-a-vies 2013-14 are given in Annexure IV (attached at the end of the report).