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BackgRoUndGlobal oil and gas industry has consistently demonstrated remarkable acumen for technology development and its commercial applications. The search for oil and gas has gone to ultra deep waters and many frontier areas aided by state of art geotechnical interpretation software’s sophisticated drilling rigs and real time drilling control covering extended drilling, engineering marvels as offshore production facilities and growing commitments to HSSE practices. Such and other technology advancements have also huge potential of unconventional oil and gas reserves contained in tight shale’s and other tight formations. Led primarily by USA, the commercial exploitation of Coal Bed Methane, Shale Oil, Shale Gas, Tight Gas has emerged as potentially very large supply energy resources over the last few decades. Recent assessments of unconventional hydrocarbon resources, by EIA and other agencies, indicate that the potential of unconventional gas resources could not only exceed the current conventional reserves, but they could also be better spared geographically.

While USA is an immensely successful story with exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons, this is yet to be replicated in other countries. Many countries are at early and different stages of assessment and evaluation of the potential of their unconventional resources. Such resources, though material, pose unique challenges for their exploitation. India too has been endowed with unconventional hydrocarbon resources. Initial estimates put CBM resources at 93 tcf while Shale gas resources vary from 45 to 96 tcf. While CBM projects started more than a decade back, the levels of commercial production are low and big ramp up is also not visualised. The Shale Gas and Shale Oil work is at very early stages with some pilot drilling underway for assessment. ONGC has drilled few wells and further work has been planned due to reportedly encouraging results.

India is confronted with growing energy demand and growing energy imports. While energy demand with economic growth go hand in hand, it is imperative for India to reduce its intensity of energy imports as this is becoming unsustainable and exposes the domestic energy market to many unforeseen risks and uncertainties. India therefore needs to go all out for its conventional, unconventional and renewable energy resources to build a formidable domestic energy supply sector and thus enhance security of energy supplies.

Coming back to US success story and big jump in production of unconventional hydrocarbons, the following are the key factors a) policy and regulatory support by Govt b) availability of gas pipeline infrastructure across the country and connected to markets c) availability of ready gas markets d) presence of very strong service sector to provide various services at competitive prices e) presence of large number of companies in oil and gas sector and f) an active Govt- Industry-Community interface to address community issues around hydro fracturing, water and air quality etc. Needless to say, all these would be required if US success story has to be replicated in other countries. Hydro racing is central to exploitation of unconventional resources and also at the centre of all subsurface and surface issues facing shale oil and shale gas exploitation.

Review of critical success factors for USA also clearly establish that India is far from ready to take economic benefit of its unconventional hydrocarbon resources. However this should not act as a damper to India’s pursuit to efficiently exploit its energy resources. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has issued policy guidelines on exploration and exploitation of shale gas and oil by national oil companies under the ‘nomination regime’. Based on this, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) would take up 175 blocks and Oil India Ltd (OIL) another 15 blocks, in three assessment phases. Policy for exploitation of unconventional oil and gas in blocks awarded under NELP rounds is under development stage.

Govt of India, State Govt, oil and gas industry, service sector companies and other stakeholders have to come together to develop a road map and assume respective responsibilities to make Unconventional Oil and Gas happen in India. The economic and social benefits will far outweigh the aggregate efforts required by all stakeholders. The Conference has been designed with above issues and objectives in consideration.

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Annual Conference on India’s Readiness for tapping Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources

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Session i- inaugural Session

• Welcome Address CEO, Infraline

• Introductory Address on Theme COO, Infraline

• Global Distribution of Unconventional Resources of Hydrocarbons and their Potential

• Challenges in Exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons- Policy-Regulatory-Operational-Environmental-Community etc.

• Case Study- Successful Unconventional Hydrocarbons Project- Critical Success Factors

Session ii - india’s endowment- Unconventional resources

• CBM Resources Exploitation- Opportunities- Challenges and Status of exploitation

• Shale Gas and Oil Resources Potential- GOI Way Forward

• Global Best Practices- Policy and Regulatory Framework

• Case Study- ONGC’s experience with Shale Gas and Shale Oil pilot projects

Session iii- role of Service Sector- Unconventional hydrocarbons.

• Conventional Hydrocarbons vs Unconventional Hydrocarbons- Key Differences

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MoPNG, MoEF, E&P Service Providers, Oil and Field Services Companies, Government and State Regulatory Bodies, Technology Providers, Director General of Hydrocarbons, Consultants, Law Firms, Banks and Financial Institutions, Survey Organizations Educational Institutes, IT Firms etc.

WHo SHoUld attend

• Drilling Needs- Well Construct, Intensity of drilling for economic projects

• Hydrofracing- Key Issues and how industry has responded.

• Profile of Services sector in India- Unconventional Gas. How prepared it is?

Session iV international experiences including Social and environmental aspects

• Unconventional Focus- Key Aspects- USA, China, Argentina, Europe

• Issues around Hydrofrac and water management- Community Aspects

• Logistics & Environmental Issues- Air and Noise Pollution, Stakeholders Interfacing aspects

Session V- panel duiscussion

• Is India serious about its Unconventional Resources? What top THREE aspects need immediate attention to make Unconventional’s happen in India?

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