- In India petroleum was discovered in 1860.
- Another important achievement was the discover of oil in the Digboi area in 1889.
- The government of India contituted a separate Directorate of Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) on August 1956, Oil India Ltd., (OIL) on Febraur 1959.
1. Bombay High : This is the largest oil producing area contributing 42.7 percent of the total crude oil output of the country.
- It is found in coat of Maharashtra about 176 km of the North West Mumbai.
- It is known as “Sagar Samrat”.
2. Assam :
- In india the petroleum was first dicovered at Makum (Assam) in 1867. The first oil well was drilled at Digboi.
- It contributes about 13.2% of the oil production in the country.
- Major oil fields of Assam state are the Digboi, Naharkatiya, Rudrasagar, Sibsagar and Hugrini.
3. Gujarat: It contributes 15.2% of Petroleum production in India. Ankaleshwar and Cambay are the main oil fields, Kolob, Nangaon etc.
4. The Eastern Coast Oil field : The basin and deltas of the Godavari, the Krishna of Andhra Pradesh and the Cauvery river of Tamil Ndu holds great potential of oil and natural gas production.
5. Others : Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan etc Production :
- The total production of Petroleum in India was 380.9 lakh tonnes in 2011-12.
- India is not a significant producer of Petroleum in the world.
- Recently the domestic crude oil production has increased. This is because of the constant efforts made by ONGC and Oil India Ltd.
