<p> India's oil production fell 6.4 per cent in February as a decline in output from fields operated by private firms negated a rise in production from ONGC fields.</p>.<p>Crude oil production at 2.39 million tonnes in February was 6.41 per cent lower than 2.56 million tonnes output in the same month a year back, according to official data released by the oil ministry here.</p>.<p>State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) reported a 4.64 per cent rise in production at 1.67 million tonnes as output from its offshore fields saw a pick-up.</p>.<p>However, fields operated by the private sector firms reported a 32.6 per cent drop with those in Rajasthan seeing a sharp 32.3 per cent lower production.</p>.<p>Rajasthan fields operated by Vedanta Ltd was lower because of "shutdown during February 5 to 29, for major plant maintenance activities," the ministry said.</p>.<p>Crude oil production by Oil India Ltd (OIL) in February was 13.13 per cent lower at 240,260 tonnes.</p>.<p>Natural gas production dipped almost 9 per cent to 2.2 billion cubic meters as ONGC logged over 4 per cent lower output on the back of a drop in output from eastern offshore fields.</p>.<p>The ministry said ONGC's lower gas output was due to "less gas production from Vasistha/S1 wells in eastern offshore due to sand incursion issues."</p>.<p>Also, output was less than planned from Bassein field and Daman Tapti block.</p>.<p>India's nearly two dozen refineries produced 7.38 per cent more petroleum products at 21.82 million tonnes on back of higher output from Reliance Industries' twin refineries at Jamnagar in Gujarat.</p>.<p>During April-February, oil production was almost 6 per cent lower at 29.4 million tonnes. ONGC reported a 2.2 per cent lower output at 18.8 million tonnes.</p>.<p>Gas production in the first 11 months of current fiscal was 4.2 per cent lower at 28.7 bcm.</p>.<p>Refinery throughput in April-February was almost flat at 240 million tonnes.</p>
<p> India's oil production fell 6.4 per cent in February as a decline in output from fields operated by private firms negated a rise in production from ONGC fields.</p>.<p>Crude oil production at 2.39 million tonnes in February was 6.41 per cent lower than 2.56 million tonnes output in the same month a year back, according to official data released by the oil ministry here.</p>.<p>State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) reported a 4.64 per cent rise in production at 1.67 million tonnes as output from its offshore fields saw a pick-up.</p>.<p>However, fields operated by the private sector firms reported a 32.6 per cent drop with those in Rajasthan seeing a sharp 32.3 per cent lower production.</p>.<p>Rajasthan fields operated by Vedanta Ltd was lower because of "shutdown during February 5 to 29, for major plant maintenance activities," the ministry said.</p>.<p>Crude oil production by Oil India Ltd (OIL) in February was 13.13 per cent lower at 240,260 tonnes.</p>.<p>Natural gas production dipped almost 9 per cent to 2.2 billion cubic meters as ONGC logged over 4 per cent lower output on the back of a drop in output from eastern offshore fields.</p>.<p>The ministry said ONGC's lower gas output was due to "less gas production from Vasistha/S1 wells in eastern offshore due to sand incursion issues."</p>.<p>Also, output was less than planned from Bassein field and Daman Tapti block.</p>.<p>India's nearly two dozen refineries produced 7.38 per cent more petroleum products at 21.82 million tonnes on back of higher output from Reliance Industries' twin refineries at Jamnagar in Gujarat.</p>.<p>During April-February, oil production was almost 6 per cent lower at 29.4 million tonnes. ONGC reported a 2.2 per cent lower output at 18.8 million tonnes.</p>.<p>Gas production in the first 11 months of current fiscal was 4.2 per cent lower at 28.7 bcm.</p>.<p>Refinery throughput in April-February was almost flat at 240 million tonnes.</p>