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1 Overview of Blocks on Offer OALP Bid Round I

2 Outline 1 Overview of Indian sedimentary basins 2 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 3 Hydrocarbon Resource Reassessment 4 5 Relevance of Resource Reassessment to OALP Bid Round I Sum-up January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 2

3 Overview of Indian sedimentary basins

4 Indian sedimentary basins There are 26 sedimentary basins in Category I Category II Category III India, covering a total area of 3.36 million sq km Basins include Onland, Shallow-water (between 0 to 400m isobath) and Deepwater areas (between 400m isobath and EEZ Onland area: 1.63 million sq km Shallow water: 0.41 million sq km Deep water: 1.32 million sq km January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 4

5 Basin classification I. Basins where hydrocarbon presence is established and commercially producing (7 basins) (1) Assam Shelf, (2) Assam-Arakan Fold Belt, (3) Cambay (4) Cauvery, (5) Krishna-Godavari, (6) Mumbai Offshore and (7) Rajasthan Basin II. Basins where hydrocarbon is established but yet to produce commercially (5 basins) (1) Andaman, (2) Kutch, (3) Mahanadi, (4) Saurashtra and (5) Vindhyan III. Basin where hydrocarbon is yet to be established (14 basins) (1) Himalyan Foreland, (2) Ganga-Punjab, (3) Kerala-Konkan (4) Bengal-Purnea, (5) Karewa, (6) Spiti-Zanskar, (7) Satpura-South Rewa-Damodar, (8) Narmada, (9) Deccan Syneclise, (10) Bhima-Kaladgi, (11) Cuddapah, (12) Pranhita-Godavari, (13) Bastar, (14) Chattisgarh January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 5

6 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I)

7 Portfolio of OALP blocks Total 55 blocks Distributed into 11 sedimentary basins Assam Shelf & Assam Arakan, Cambay and Rajasthan have most number of blocks 4 blocks from category II basins 2 blocks are from Category III basins Mumba i Offshor e, 2 Himalayan Foreland, 1 Saurashtra, 2 Krishna- Godavari, 5 Kutch, 2 Rajasthan- Rajasthan- Jaisalmer, 1 Bikaner, 2 Rajasthan- Barmer, 6 Cauvery, 3 Ganga-Punjab, 1 Assam- Arakan, 6 Cambay, 11 Assam Shelf, 13 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 7

8 Basinal extent of blocks-on-offer Total area 59,282 sq km Rajasthan, Assam Shelf, Krishna-Godavari and Cambay have maximum acreage 1 block in deepwater, 8 in shallow and rest onland Rajasthan- Jaisalmer 1% Mumbai Offshore 6% Krishna- Godavari 16% Himalayan Foreland 1% Rajasthan- Bikaner 6% Rajasthan- Barmer 10% Saurashtra 6% Ganga-Punjab 3% Assam-Arakan 4% Kutch 9% Assam Shelf 16% Cauvery 9% Cambay 13% January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 8

9 Resource potential across basins 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 (MMTOE) Mumbai Offshore 4,852 Krishna-Godavari 7,578 Assam Shelf 4,133 Rajasthan-Barmer Cambay 1, Cauvery Assam-Arakan Saurashtra Kutch Rajasthan-Jaisalmer Rajasthan-Bikaner Ganga-Punjab Himalayan Foreland 1,672 1,455 1, Established Yet-to-Find January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 9

10 Hydrocarbon Resource Reassessment

11 Overview A comprehensive study including G&G, petroleum system modeling and resource assessment were carried out for all 26 basins A total of 177 Plays identified in 26 basins 87 in Tertiary, 53 in Mesozoic (identified in 14 basins), 37 Pre-Mesozoic New plays were identified and included viz. basement fractures and Mesozoic reservoirs January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 11

12 Reassessment results Hydrocarbon resources were assessed for 26 sedimentary basins across onland, shallow water and deep waters: Total inplace: 41,872 MMTOE Discovered: 12,076 MMTOE Undiscovered: 29,796 MMTOE Last assessment done in for 15 sedimentary basins : Total inplace: 28,085 MMTOE Increase of total hydrocarbon estimate: 49.1% January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 12

13 Relevance of Resource Re-assessment to OALP Bid Round I

14 Assam Shelf Play-wise Resources AA-ONHP-2017/1 AA-ONHP-2017/4 AA-ONHP-2017/5 AA-ONHP-2017/8 AA-ONHP-2017/9 AA-ONHP-2017/10 AA-ONHP-2017/11 AA-ONHP-2017/12 AA-ONHP-2017/13 AA-ONHP-2017/15 AA-ONHP-2017/16 AA-ONHP-2017/17 AA-ONHP-2017/18 Pliocene - Girujan Miocene - Tipam Late Oligocene - BCS Early Oligocene - BMS Late Eocene - Kopili Early Eocene - Sylhet Paleocene - Tura Basement ,517 2, ,000 2,000 3,000 Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total 1,868 4,133 6,001 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 14

15 Assam-Arakan Fold-belt AA-ONHP-2017/2 AA-ONHP-2017/3 AA-ONHP-2017/6 AA-ONHP-2017/14 AA-ONHP2017/19 AA-ONHP-2017/20 Play-wise Resource Pliocene - Tipam 122 Late Miocene - Bokabil 101 Mid Miocene 2 - U. Bhuban 23 Mid Miocene 1 - Mid Bhuban 152 Early Miocene - L. Bhuban 140 Oligocene - Renji Eocene Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total 178 1,455 1,633 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 15

16 Rajasthan sub-basin - Barmer Play-wise Resource RJ-ONHP-2017/1 RJ-ONHP-2017/2 RJ-ONHP-2017/3 RJ-ONHP-2017/4 RJ-ONHP-2017/5 RJ-ONHP-2017/6 Eocene Thumbli Eocene Dharvi Dungar Paleocene Barmer Paleocene Fatehgarh Rageshwari Volcanics Cretaceous Ghaggar Hakra Malani Basement , Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total 829 1,943 2,772 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 16

17 Rajasthan sub-basin - Jaisalmer RJ-ONHP-2017/7 Play-wise Resource Eocene - Khuiala Eocene - Bandah Paleocene - Sanu Mid Cretaceous - Goru Early Cretaceous - Pariwar Late Jurassic - B&B Mid Jurassic - Jaisalmer Early Jurassic - Lathi Permo-Triassic - Bhuana Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 17

18 Rajasthan sub-basin - Bikaner RJ-ONHP-2017/8 RJ-ONHP-2017/9 Play-wise Resource Infra Cambrian -Upper Jodhpur 143 Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total Infra Cambrian -Bilara Infra Cambrian - Upper Carbonate Million Cubic Meter Oil-Equivalent January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 18

19 Cambay Basin Play-wise Resource Oligo-Miocene Late Eocene Middle Eocene Early Eocene Late Paleocene Early Paleocene Cretaceous - Deccan Trap , ,000 1,500 Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent CB-ONHP-2017/1 CB-ONHP-2017/2 CB-ONHP-2017/3 CB-ONHP-2017/4 CB-ONHP-2017/5 CB-ONHP-2017/6 CB-ONHP-2017/7 CB-ONHP-2017/9 CB-ONHP-2017/10 CB-ONHP-2017/11 CB-ONHP-2017/12 Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total 1, ,586 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 19

20 Krishna-Godavari Basin KG-OSHP-2017/1 KG-ONHP-2017/1 KG-ONHP-2017/2 KG-DWHP-2017/1 KG-ONHP-2017/3 Pliocene Play Miocene Play Eocene Play Paleocene Play Late Cretaceous Play Early Cretaceous Play Late Jurassic Play Triassic Play Permian Basement Play-wise Resource ,798 1,201 1,482 3, ,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total 1,977 7,578 9,555 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 20

21 Cauvery Play-wise Resource Miocene Oligocene Paleocene-Eocene Maastrichian-Campanian Santonian Turonian-Cenomanian Early Cretaceous Jurassic Basement Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent CY-ONHP-2017/1 CY-OSHP-2017/1 CY-OSHP-2017/2 Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total 292 1,672 1,964 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 21

22 Kutch GK-OSHP-2017/1 GK-ONHP-2017/1 Play-wise Resource (Offshore) : 862 MMTOE Mid Miocene Clastic Late Oligocene Clastic Early Eocene Clastic/ Carbonate Play Paleocene Clastic/ Carbonate Play Weathered Basalt Late Cretaceous Carbonate/ Clastic Play Early Cretaceous Play Late Jurassic Play Mid Jurassic Upper Play Mid Jurassic Lower Play Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Play-wise Resource (onland) : 36 MMTOE Discovered Undiscovered Total Early Cretaceous Play Late Jurassic Play Mid Jurassic Upper Play Mid Jurassic Lower Play Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 22

23 Saurashtra GS-OSHP-2017/1 GS-OSHP-2017/2 Play-wise Resource (Offshore): 1,294 MMTOE Mid Miocene Clastic Play Early Eocene Clastic/ Carbonate Play Paleocene Clastic/ Carbonate Play Weathered Basalt Play Late Cretaceous Carbonate/ Clastic Play Early Cretaceous Play Late Jurassic Play Mid Jurassic Upper Play Mid Jurassic Lower Play Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Play-wise Resource (Onland): 31 MMTOE Discovered Undiscovered Total Early Cretaceous Play Late Jurassic Play Mid Jurassic Upper Play Mid Jurassic Lower Play ,246 1, Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 23

24 Mumbai Offshore MB-OSHP-2017/1 MB-OSHP-2017/2 Pliocene-Pleistocene-Recent Biogenic Play-wise Resource 266 Mid Miocene-Late Miocene Biogenic 402 Early Miocene Late Oligocene Early Oligocene 370 Mid-Late Eocene 2220 Paleocene-Early Eocene 1675 Basement-Basal Clastics Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total 4,794 4,852 9,646 January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 24

25 Ganga-Punjab GV-ONHP-2017/1 Mid. Miocene 1 Neo-Proterozoic Play-wise Resource 127 Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) Discovered Undiscovered Total Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 25

26 Himalayan Foreland Prognosticated Resources (In-place MMTOE) HF-ONHP-2017/1 Play-wise Inplace Discovered Undiscovered Total Mid. Miocene-Pleistocene Oligocene-E. Miocene Late Paleocene-Eocene Neo-Proterozoic-E. Paleozoic Million Tonnes Oil-Equivalent January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 26

27 Sum-up

28 Empowered than ever before The blocks-on-offer were picked up by independent assessment of EoI Continuous access to NDR for more/missed-out data Basinal information are now enriched with the latest results of reassessed hydrocarbon studies Specific information on hydrocarbon plays are now available NDR is setting up the data room All the E&P data of 55 blocks will be available on two work stations Industry-standard interpretation software with full G&G functionality for interpretation will be available in data room itself A team of four persons can visit data room Bidders can book data room in advance online and visit the same on chargeable basis January 2018 OALP blocks-on-offer (Bid Round I) 28

29 DGH and MoP&NG encourage all bidders to take advantage of the rich data sets and freedom of exploration under HELP Happy bidding!!

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