FY22: Crude output slides 2.6%, pure fuel manufacturing up 18.7%
India’s crude oil manufacturing in FY22 fell by 2.6 per cent over the earlier fiscal and by 11.7 per cent than the targetted quantity amid decrease output from state-owned ONGC, as per authorities knowledge launched Wednesday.
Domestic pure fuel output, nonetheless, rose 18.7 per cent resulting from a pointy hike in manufacturing from the Krishna Godavari basin however nonetheless fell wanting targetted manufacturing for the fiscal by 9.7 per cent.
Total crude output for monetary 12 months 2021-22 was 29.7 million tonnes (MT). India’s crude manufacturing has declined steadily from 35.9 MT in FY15 as manufacturing from ageing oil fields has fallen. The Oil Ministry had final 12 months requested ONGC to contemplate promoting stakes in maturing fields in western offshore to overseas gamers with extra technical experience to spice up manufacturing. ONGC’s crude output for FY22 stood at 19.45 MT, 3.6 per cent decrease than that in FY21 and 13.8 per cent decrease than targetted manufacturing for FY22.
Natural fuel manufacturing rose to 34 billion cubic meters in FY22, largely on a 466 per cent rise in fuel output from the Eastern Offshore. ONGC’s pure fuel manufacturing fell 5.7 per cent in the identical interval, whereas that of Oil India rose by 16.7 per cent. India’s complete crude oil processing rose 9.0 per cent to 241.7 MT in FY22 amid higher demand for petroleum merchandise.
