India's CBM Output to Reach 4 MMSCMD by 2016-17
India’s Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas informed the country’s parliament Tuesday that the coal bed methane (CBM) production in the country is estimated to reach 4 Million Standard Cubic Meter Per Day (mmscmd) by the year 2016-17 as compared to the current level of production of 0.23 mmscmd in 2011-12.
India has awareded a total of 33 CBM blocks so far.
He also added that total commercial production of coal bed methane in the country during 2011-12 (up to February, 2012) is 74.833 million standard cubic meter (mmscm).