Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) was set up by a Government Resolution in 1993 with the objective to promote sound management of the Indian petroleum and natural gas resources having a balanced regard for environment, safety, and technological and economic aspects.  In consonance with this objective, DGH is engaged in opening up of new/unexplored or poorly explored areas for future exploration, identification of blocks for offer under NELP and CBM rounds, preparation of all data packages and basin dockets for blocks, review of reservoir performance of major fields, contract management of various exploration blocks and discovered fields awarded to NOCs and private and JV Companies under the production sharing contracts and review of exploration and exploitation activities of all the companies operating in the country in the upstream sector, preparation of National Archive of E&P database, upstream sector Safety and Environmental audits of exploration blocks and discovered fields under PSCs. DGH is fully funded by OIDB. Grant released to DGH upto 31.03.2010 are to the tune of Rs. 443.12 crore. The organisation also generates revenue through sale of data for NELP/ CBM rounds. These funds are remitted to OIDB. An amount of Rs. 187 crore approximately has been remitted to OIDB by DGH during 2009-10 on this account.

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