Domestic crude oil production down 6.3% in August, natural gas output dropps 9.5%

NEW DELHI: Domestic production of crude oil in August fell 6.3% from a year earlier while natural gas output dropped 9.5%.

Crude oil output fell to 2.6 million metric tonnes in August, driven by a 17.5% contraction in production from the fields operated by the private sector and 11.4% drop in Oil India NSE -2.04 % fields. Output from ONGC NSE -1.70 % fields was nearly flat.