TABLE: MRBC BREAKDOWN JUNE-OCT, 1999
Petrowatch has obtained the following internal ONGC table of crude oil production figures from oilfields under the control of the Mumbai Regional Business Centre (MRBC).
The figures are recorded in tonnes and exclude production from the Panna and Mukta oilfields, operated by Enron. Field Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct BH-North 406,793 422,120 408,427 404,715 408,087 BH-South 576,060 593,619 587,958 554,915 571,434 Total:- 982,853 1,015,739 996,385 959,630 979,521 Total t/d*:- 32,762 32,766 32,141 31,988 31,597 Govt Target:- 1,010,000 1,030,000 1,030,000 990,000 1,030,000 Target t/d:- 33,667 33,226 33,226 33,000 33,226 Heera & South Heera 218,932 227,631 233,348 228,934 243,955 Neelam 147,628 149,983 149,568 141,250 140,114 B-173A N.
A N.A 4,713 9,718 17,724 Total:- 366,560 377,614 387,629 379,902 401,793 Total t/d:- 12,219 12,161 12,504 12,663 12,961 Target:- 400,000 440,000 440,000 430,000 450,000 Target t/d:- 13,333 14,194 14,194 14,333 14,516 Total MRBC:- 1,349,413 1,393,353 1,384,014 1,339,532 1,381,314 Govt Target:- 1,410,000 1,470,000 1,470,000 1,420,000 1,480,000 % achieved:- 95.70 94.79 94.15 94.33 93.33 *tonnes per day The above table clearly show that numbers dont lie.
At Neelam, the figures indicate that production is declining, despite ONGCs claim that it has stopped the decline by using a "Multi Disciplinary Approach", proposed by McKinsey. It also shows that production at the B-173A oilfield has been doubling every month since production came on stream in August, raising fears that ONGC is once more "flogging" to maximise production.