India’s gas output falls by one-fifth in April due to lockdown

NEW DELHI: India’s natural gas production dropped by almost one-fifth in April due to lower offtake by industries during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, according to official data released on Saturday.
Gas output at 2.16 billion cubic metres (bcm) in April was 18.6 per cent lower than 2.65 bcm production in the same month a year back, data released by the oil ministry showed.
Lower production was due to a 15.3 per cent drop in output by the country’s top producer ONGC at 1.72 bcm.