Currently ,there are 1500 major oil fields in operation,of which 400 large ones account for 60 - 70 percent of productioubnn.The discovery of new big fields peaked in 1962 and, since 1980 , jusy 40 have been found.Geologists agree that there are no dbig ones left for us to discover.

• Fossil fuels such as oil,coal and gas provide 80% of power we use every day.
• India produces 680,000 barrels of oil per day.Consumption is 3 million barrels a day.
• Production of Natural gas 1.4 trillion cubic feet and consumption 1.8 trillion cubic feet.
• 610 million tons of coal is produced and consumes 680 million tons.