Why we need to Save Oil and Gas ...

The need for saving environment is already explained in another post. In India we struggle with increasing petroleum prices..
Burning of fuel not only harms environment it also depletes important natural resources.

Let us take a serious look at what resources we are left with.. and what we cannot afford to squander carelessly

RESOURCES :

• India is supposed to have the 2^nd largest (largest being China’s) oil reserve in the Asia-Pacific region. 

• Most of India's crude oil reserves are supposedly located in the western coast (Mumbai High) and in the north-eastern parts of the country. Also considerable undeveloped reserves are said to be located in the offshore Bay of Bengal and in the state of Rajasthan.

• As per the Oil and Gas Journal, India had 38 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of confirmed natural gas reserves as of January 2007.Most of the natural gas is in the western offshore regions (Mumbai High). The onshore fields in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat states are also major producers of natural gas. As per EIA data, India produced 996 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2004.

CONSUMPTION AND IMPORT :

The combination of rising oil consumption and fairly unwavering production levels leaves India highly dependent on imports to meet the consumption needs. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that India registered oil demand growth of 100,000 bbl/d (16,000 m³/d) during 2006.

India imports small amounts of natural gas. In 2004, India consumed about 1,089×10⁹ cu ft (3.08×10¹⁰ m³) of natural gas, the first year in which the country showed net natural gas imports. During 2004, India imported 93×10⁹ cu ft (2.6×10⁹ m³) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar.

The Spirit of Change...

In Eloquent words the poet describes the course of action every Indian should take...

इतने ऊँचे उठो कि जितना उठा गगन है।

देखो इस सारी दुनिया को एक दृष्टि से

सिंचित करो धरा, समता की भाव वृष्टि से

जाति भेद की, धर्म-वेश की

काले गोरे रंग-द्वेष की

ज्वालाओं से जलते जग में

इतने शीतल बहो कि जितना मलय पवन है॥

नये हाथ से, वर्तमान का रूप सँवारो

नयी तूलिका से चित्रों के रंग उभारो

नये राग को नूतन स्वर दो

भाषा को नूतन अक्षर दो

युग की नयी मूर्ति-रचना में

इतने मौलिक बनो कि जितना स्वयं सृजन है॥

लो अतीत से उतना ही जितना पोषक है

जीर्ण-शीर्ण का मोह मृत्यु का ही द्योतक है

तोड़ो बन्धन, रुके न चिंतन

गति, जीवन का सत्य चिरन्तन

धारा के शाश्वत प्रवाह में

इतने गतिमय बनो कि जितना परिवर्तन है।

चाह रहे हम इस धरती को स्वर्ग बनाना

अगर कहीं हो स्वर्ग, उसे धरती पर लाना

सूरज, चाँद, चाँदनी, तारे

सब हैं प्रतिपल साथ हमारे

दो कुरूप को रूप सलोना

इतने सुन्दर बनो कि जितना आकर्षण है॥

Dwarika Prasad Maheshwari--