GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 531

ANSWERED ON:24.11.2011

EXPORT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI

(a) whether the export of petroleum products particularly petrol to tax haven countries has been increased during the last three years;

(b) if so, the details of export of petroleum products to these countries during the last three years by the private sector and public sector companies respectively, company-wise, quantity-wise and price-wise; and

(c) the names of the five countries to which most of the exports were made during the said period?

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASbe pleased to state:- 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

(SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)

(a):During the last three years, Public Sector Oil Companies viz. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) & Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemical Ltd. (MRPL) have been exported Petrol to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, Bhutan, UAE, Oman and Mauritius. The exported quantities to these countries by them during the last three years is given in Annexure-I.

(b):Details of petroleum product exported during the last three year, product-wise is given in Annexure-II. The quantity and value of petroleum products ex

ported during the last three years company-wise (Public and Private sector) is given in Annexure-III. (c):The top five countries where petroleum products were exported by the Public Sector Oil Companies during the last three years are given below:

 Year Name of countries

2008-09 Singapore, South Korea, Mauritius, UAE, Iran

2009-10 Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, UAE

2010-11 Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Mauritius, Taiwan