NEW DELHI: India’s crude oil output fell 6.3 per cent in May after state-owned ONGC produced nearly a tenth less due to cyclone ‘Tauktae’, government data showed on Tuesday.
Crude oil production at 2.43 million tonne in May was 6.32 per cent lower than 2.6 million tonne output in the same month last year, according to the latest data released by ministry of petroleum and natural gas.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the nation’s biggest producer, reported a massive 9.63 per cent drop in output at 1.5 million tonne “due to conditions created by cyclone Tauktae”, it said.
Severe cyclone Tauktae slammed the western coast last month disrupting economic activity. ONGC’s main oil and gas producing fields are in western offshore.
