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FEEDSTOCK FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Presentation By Dr. A. MUKHERJEE C.P.CONSULTANTS Pvt. Ltd., (An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company) B-223, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi – 110 0 19. AVAILABILITY OF FEEDSTOCK. Production and Import of Crude Oil (Million Metric Tonne).
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FEEDSTOCK FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Presentation By Dr. A. MUKHERJEE C.P.CONSULTANTS Pvt. Ltd., (An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company) B-223, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi – 110 019
SHALE GAS • While there are no official estimates of shale gas reserves in India, according to Schlumberger, India has shale gas reserves of between 8.50 trillion cubic meters (300 trillion cubic feet) and 59.44 trillion cubic meters(2100 trillion cubic feet). The Northern Eastern states and the Cambay basin are thought to have shale reserves. • “Such resources have the potential to move the Indian gas market from gas-constrained to gas-balanced, if not turn the country into a gas-surplus one,” an official with Schlumberger told Financial Express.
Type and Category-wise Coal Resources(Million Tonnes) As on 1.4.2010Source: Coal India Ltd.
Demand for Molasses-Based Alcohol Sector Demand (MnT) • Potable Sector 1,000 • Chemical Sector 1,000 • 5% Alcohol Blending 680 • Other Uses 300 • Total 2,980 This year with cane availability at 245 million tonnes, the availability of alcohol shall be 2205 million litres.
Biomass Availability in the Country India is generating approximately 500-600 million tonnes of agro-based biomass such as rice straw, wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse. After meeting local requirement like fuel, fodder, etc. About 150-200 million tonnes of biomass is surplus which could be fermented to produce alcohol to meet the shortfall being faced today.
Conclusions • We are over dependent on crude oil/naphtha for our industrial needs. Our production of crude oil is hardly 20% while 80% is being imported. Natural gas does not meet our present requirements. • India has the third largest coal reserves in the world, estimated to be at 110 billion tonnes in recoverable reserves after USA and China. We need to follow the China Model on Coal Chemicals. • Coal is expected to play a key role as an energy source in the rapidly growing economy in countries such as China, India and even the United States, in the coming decades, despite its higher CO2 intensity. • Indian shale deposits appear to be abundant and are found in Assam, Rajasthan, etc. It is estimated that India’s shale gas reserves are potentially larger than its proven conventional resources. • Shale gas could be a boon for India which can turn the country from energy constrained to energy surplus.