Presentation made at 3rd Northeast Connectivity Summit,2016 on Expanding the oil &; gas potential for Northeast by Mr. P. Padmanabhan, Managing Director, NRL

1. EXPANDING THE OIL & GAS POTENTIAL
IN NORTHEAST INDIA
NORTH EAST CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT-
22ND – 23RD Sep, 2016. AGARTALA
(TRIPURA)

2. NER- DEVELOPMENT SCENERIO
•Oil Exploration commenced in Digboi as early as the 19th Century.
•First Oil Well in Asia drilled in Digboi - First Oil Refinery in Asia setup in Digboi-
1901
•NER was the forefront of development 150 years ago.
•One-fifth of the country’s potential reserves are in NER.
•Literacy rate is amongst the highest in India (Mizoram-92% & Tripura- 88%)
•Still………
•NE contributes only 2.65% to national GDP (2014-15)
•Per Capita Income of Assam, Arunachal & Manipur below National Average –
2004-05 constant prices
•NER contributes only 12% of total Oil & Gas production in the country.
•Slow pace of Industrialisation – Leading to higher unemployment rates.
•Per capita power consumption is less than one-third of national average.

3. NER DEVELOPMENT – WAY FORWARD
Tapping the
huge
potential of
Hydrocarbon-
Oil & Gas
Industrialisation
Economic
Development
of People & the
Region
•HYDROCARBON VISON
DOCUMENT 2030
 Roadmap for next 15 years
To increase production of oil
and gas in NE.
Acknowledged as the
eastern gateway of India’s Act
East Policy.

4. FIVE PILLARS (5 Ps’) OF NE HYDROCARBON VISION-2030
• Clean fuel access for households
• Skill Development
• Local Community Involvement
People
• Moderate PSC, demarcate challenging blocks
• Review Resource Pricing
• Facilitate VGF
Policy
• LPG, NG, POL Pipelines.
• Refinery Expansions, Develop import Links
• CNG Highways & 13 new CGD Networks
Partnership
Projects
Production
•State Govt involvement in planning and
implementation
•Trade with SAARC countries
•Production enhancement contracts, technology
deployment and fast track clearances.
• Develop service provider hubs

5. HYDROCARBON VISION- SECTORAL INVESTMENTS
• Investment in existing oil & gas
blocks
• Investment in new oil & gas blocks
Upstream~ INR
80,000 crores
• Investment in 4 new NG pipelines
• Investment in 5 new POL Product
Pipelines
• Investment in 3 new LPG pipelines
Midstream~ INR
20,000 crores
• Investment in 3 Refinery expansion projects
• Investment in setting up a bio-refinery at
Numaligarh.
• Investment in developing CGD network
across NER.
Downstream~
INR 30,000
crores
1,30,000Crores

6. HYDROCARBON VISION- NEW INFRASTRUCTURE
Increase Crude Oil
Pipeline Capacity
• Paradip-Siliguri-
Numaligarh Pipeline
• Enhancement of
Barauni-Bongaigaon
Pipeline
Increase Gas
Pipeline Capacity
• Extend Duliajan-
Numaligarh Pipeline to
Guwahati &
Bongaigaon.
• New Gas Pipeline from
Agartala to Bongaigaon
• Bongaigaon to Barauni
(National Grid)
• Myanmar-Silchar (Via
Aizwal)
Increase POL
Product Pipeline
• Siliguri-Parbatipur
(Bangladesh)
• Numaligarh-Siliguri
capacity enhancement
• Guwahati-Lumding-
Silchar-Imphal (further
extend to
Aizwal/Agartala)
• Numaligarh-Dimapur-
Imphal-Moreh
• Numaligarh-Itanagar

7. HYDROCARBON VISION- NEW INFRASTRUCTURE
LPG Product Pipeline
• Numaligarh-Dimapur-
Imphal
• Chittgong-Sabroom-
Agartala LPG Pipeline
(further extension to
Silchar & Aizwal)
• Durgapur-Siliguri-
Guwahati
Refinery
Expansion/Biorefinery/
CGD Infrastructure
• Expansion of NRL – 3 to
9 MMTPA.
• Creep Expansion of
Bongaigaon &
Guwahati Refineries.
• Bio-refinery in
Numaligarh.
• Develop CGD
infrastructure in 13
cities across NER.
Development of
Energy Corridor
• Phase-I: Link Paradip
to NER.
• Phase-II: Link
Chittagong to Agartala.
Agartala to Numaligarh
• Further extend east to
Dibrugarh.

8. HYDROCARBON VISION- TRIPURA AS THE OTHER
GATEWAY

9. NRL-OVERVIEW
LPG
NAPTHA
MS
ATF
SKO
HSD
WAX
RPC/CPC/SULPHUR
NRL
NUMALIGARH REFINERY
LIMITED (NRL) – 3 MILLION
METRIC TON REFINERY.
LOCATED IN GOLAGHAT,
ASSAM
BPCL
(61.65%)
OIL
(26%)
GOA
(12.35%)
Mini-ratna Central
Public Sector
Undertaking.
Under BPCL group
Refineries.

10. Projects Pursued by NRL- Present Status
Expansion
•DFR Completed
•Board Approval- NRL & BPCL to seek financial assistance & necessary clearances.
•Financial Assistance from Government sought.
•Ministry has asked for draft PIB note- Being prepared.
•Next Steps – MOPNG will put up note to PIB PIB Clearance CCEA EC
Bio-refinery
•MOU Signed with Chempolis – for feasibility study
•Partnership Agreement signed for technology transfer
•DFR completed with feedstock study
•Board Approval obtained
•TOR for EIA study
•Term-sheet signed for creation of Joint Venture
•Financial viability done by SBI Caps
•Next Steps – Formation of Joint Venture Company EC Start of construction activities
Venture into Upstream Sector

11. Projects Pursued by NRL- Present Status
Product Pipeline Siliguri- Parbatipur (Bangladesh)
• Route Survey Completed
• DFR Completed
• Joint Working Group (NRL & BPC) formed to finalise the
modalities for signing Buyers-Sellers agreement.
Numaligarh-Itanagar Product Pipeline
• Route Survey Completed
•Numaligarh-Imphal-Moreh Product Pipeline
• Will be taken up in future.

12. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
Dedication of Wax Plant to Nation by Hon’ble PM
Flagging off of the Goodwill Rake by Petroleum
Minister

13. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
Export of NRL Wax to Mexico
Start of Boundary Wall construction of Bio-refinery

14. EXPORT INITIATIVES- NRL WAX
•Export to Nepal
•Future Exports Planned to Germany, Americas, SE Asian Countries........

15. INITIATIVES ON DEVELOPMENT OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP- Candle Making
Designer/Scented Candles
from NRL Wax
Candle Making Training-
supported by NRL

16. INITIATIVES ON DEVELOPMENT OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP- Candle Making
Moulds used to produce
candles.
Designer Candles made by
trainees.

17. A Typical Candle Manufacturing Unit – Near
Numaligarh
Different processes in Candle
Making

18. Type of NRL Wax/Packaging.
•Fully Refined 5 Kg Slab
•Semi Refined 5 Kg Slab
•25 Kg Cartoon (5X5 kgs)

19. Thank You
•Plant trees for a greener tomorrow…..