1. CHENNAI
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Chennai - 600 004.
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BANGALORE
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Bangalore - 560 001.
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Hydrocarbon project in Tamil Nadu
- are the protests justified?
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By
Parvathi.V
Accounts Department
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•Do we support the hydrocarbon project in Neduvasal, Tamil
Nadu?
•Will the extraction of methane in the Tanjore district of Tamil
Nadu be disastrous?
•What is the full story behind the ONGC hydrocarbon project in
Tamil Nadu?
What is the purpose of extracting hydrocarbon in Neduvasal? Why
should it be banned?
2. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• Neduvasal Hydrocarbon Project: The Background
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime
Minister on February 15, 2015, gave its approval for the
hydrocarbon projects including Neduvasal Hydrocarbon
Project as a part of the Centre’s 2015 ‘Discovered Small
Fields policy’.
• The two contract areas, Karaikal (10.4 Sq km) located in
Puducherry and Neduvasal (10.0 Sq km) located in Tamil
Nadu were awarded under Discovered Small Field (DSF)
• They have an in-place volume of 4,30,000 metric tons of oil
and oil equivalent gas.
• Project was signed during the Congress-DMK regimen
• .
3. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• What is Discovered Small Field Policy?
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi (CCEA) has approved the award of 31
contract areas as part of the Discovered Small Field (DSF) Bid Round
2016.
• The contract was for 44 oilfields (in 31 contract areas), including 28
on-land and 16 offshore fields discovered by Oil and Natural Gas
Corp. (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL)
• These fields were offered under the new policy for small fields
known as Discovered Small Field (DSF) policy, 2015, which offers
improved fiscal terms with the aim to enhance Oil and gas
production and reducing import dependency of the country.
• These fields were offered through a transparent international
competitive bidding process. And the bidding was open to all,
including National Oil Companies (i.e. ONGC and OIL) and other
central and state .
4. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• What is a Hydrocarbon Project?
• In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound
consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
• Hydrocarbon exploration (or oil and gas exploration) is the search
or hydrocarbon deposits beneath the Earth’s surface, such as oil
and natural gas.
• What is Neduvasal Hydrocarbon Project Controversy?
• The central government is planning to extract the hydrocarbon (oil
and natural gas) in Neduvasal village in Pudukkottai district, Tamil
Nadu.
• Many villagers are protesting against the proposed Hydrocarbon
project.
• Their fear is due to the possible impact the project can result in the
village life and agriculture.
5. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Hydrocarbon Project: What are the reasons
put forward by the protestors? Neduvasal
• This hydrocarbon project would pose severe environmental problems
and adversely affect the livelihood of farmers in and around
Neduvasal.
• The farmers also claimed that the fertility of the land will be affected.
• There is also apprehension regarding the lowering of ground water
level.
• The displacement of habitation of the people in the village.
• The villagers also fear that this project may disturb the interface of the
seawater and groundwater that may later on results in the intrusion
of saline water to the fresh water sources.
• There may be no agricultural activity while the hydrocarbon
exploration is on. The villagers in and around Neduvasal are
completely dependent on agriculture for their livelihood and this may
seriously affect their life pattern.
• The government didn’t have any information related to the exact
location of hydrocarbon exploration and there is no clarity in how the
crude oil will be extracted.
6. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Oil & Gas will be extracted
•
7. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Fracking sand is processed in the following steps.
• Step 1: Removeallvegetation
• Step 2: Remove top soil and unwanted rock layers
• Step 3: Break the sandstones with explosives and other hard
machinery. This process involves the air contamination with nano
particle silica spherical particles which can easily penetrate our
lungs and cause all kind of lung diseases, cancer and breathing
difficulties.
9. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
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• Step 5: Crush the sandstones and
make it at the desired particle size
10. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• Step 6: Wash sand to clean and remove the unwanted material left in
the sand (water involved)
11. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
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• Step 7: Stockpile sand for drying, sorting, and final shipment
• Finally, the process is recycled with the left overs and clay.
12. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Reasons For Choosing
places like Neduvasal
1.Availability of the raw material for frac sand.
2. Availability of ample space to mine, process and wash sand.
Neduvasal is a purely rural place with enormous lands to have
room for their whole processes.
3. Availability of cheap labour. This is again a major reason
these projects are designed where you get people for relatively
cheaper prices.
4. Naive people. Yes, here they get labours who care less about
the short/long term consequences of these projects be it
diseases or lung malfunctions.
5. Transport, logistics reasons.
The above said factors are the main reason for choosing
Neduvasal for hydrocarbon projects.
13. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• What are the possible advantages of Neduvasal
Hydrocarbon Project?
• This is a major step towards self-sufficiency in the crude oil
production.
• The Government of India aims to use the Hydrocarbon
Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) to reduce India’s
crude imports by 10% by 2022.
• It aims to net revenue of Rs 9,300 crore from this project out
of which the state is expected to get Rs 5,000 crore.
• This project is believed to pass economic benefits to the State
and its people in the form of royalty, VAT, additional
employment generation and economic development as per
the petroleum ministry.
•
14. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Hydrocarbon extraction in rest of world
• Its feared that the process called Hydraulic Fracking is involved in
extraction of Shale gas. Hydraulic fracturing of shales goes back
at least to 1965. In 1976, the United States government started
the Eastern Gas Shales Project which included numerous public-
private hydraulic fracturing demonstration projects.
• As of 2013, massive hydraulic fracturing is being applied on a
commercial scale to shales in the United States, Canada, and
China. Several countries are planning to use the hydraulic
facturing There are hundreds of wells drilled and being drilled by
fracking method in USA. Fracking was banned in 2 states out of
50 states in America.
• China is big time into Shale extraction and has increased its
target 5 folds last year. China is the world leader in Shale gas
extraction and no protests were recorded – only one study is
flashing in internet that too not carried out in China. No adverse
effects on human health, environment were recorded in China.
15. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• What are the assurances given by the authorities about
the extraction process?
• The extraction of Oil and Gas from sub-surface is a well-
established practice and the Exploration and Production
industry uses state-of-the-art technology for the
operations and takes maximum care for environmental
effects.
• The operators also get Environment Impact Assessment
is done before carrying out any drilling activities and
other activities.
• The process of drilling and production requires very
limited surface land area (120X120 square meters) which
will not affect agriculture or the soil of the entire lease
area.
16. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Burning Hydrocarbons
• Advantages
• We can use hydrocarbons as fuel. Hydrocarbons can be
burned to release energy.
• Can be cheap.
• Provides energy quickly and is moderately reliable.
• The amount of carbon dioxide released can be controlled.
• The amount of other gases released, such as sulfur
impurities, can also be reduced by being refined further
(although this process would be expensive).
17. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
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• Disadvantages
• If complete combustion (when fuels burn in plenty of
air) occurs, water and carbon dioxide are released.
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, which restricts
radiation of heat away from earth.
• If the hydrocarbon is burned in a limited supply of air,
incomplete combustion occurs as there is insufficient
oxygen to burn completely. Carbon monoxide, a
poisonous gas, is release.
• If air supply is really restricted, carbon can be released
as soot and smoke. The solid particles can be a
respiratory irritant.
18. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
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• Bigger problem with bigger molecules; require more oxygen to
burn.
• Oil and coal contain sulfur compounds. When they burn, they
release sulfur dioxide. As well as being a respiratory irritant, sulfur
dioxide is dissolved by rain, making acid rain. This damages
limestone buildings it also changes the PH of the soil (key links).
• Aggressive conditions cause the normally unreactive nitrogen to
react. This forms nitrogen oxides, which are irritants and can also
contribute to acid rain (It can have harmful effects on plants,
aquatic animals and infrastructure. Acid rainis caused by emissions
of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water
19. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Evaluation
• Although there are far more disadvantages than advantages
of burning hydrocarbons, the main advantage is that it
enables us to use energy that we utilise in our everyday lives,
whether it be using electricity or driving a car. The
disadvantages, however, can have devastating affects on the
environment that will be irreversible, such as global warming.
This endangers the lives of organisms living on Earth. Global
dimming and 'acid rain' are also key problems. Fortunately,
these issues can be resolved by refining the hydrocarbons to
remove impurities, such as sulfur and nitrogen.
20. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
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