Petro products demand up 6.1%in Sept; output depressed - Hindu Business Line

Around 80 per cent of the country's hydrocarbon energy requirements are met through imports, as growth in domestic oil and gas output is not proportionate with the growing consumption of petroleum products.

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The country's exploration companies produced 3.118 million tonnes of oil in September (3.115 million tonnes in the same month last year). The natural gas output stood at to 3.948 billion cubic metre (4.219 billion cubic metre), according to data released by the Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas. Crude oil output was affected because of drop in production from ONGC's Mumbai High offshore fields. There was just a one per cent rise in production from Cairn India-operated Rajasthan fields.

Petro products demand up 6.1%in Sept; output depressed - Hindu Business Line