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The largest producer of petroleum in India is

  1. Gujarat

  2. Assam

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Kerala
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Gujarat is India's largest petroleum producer, contributing about 57% of national crude oil production. The state's prolific oilfields include Bombay High (offshore), Ankleshwar, Cambay, and Kalol. Gujarat's sedimentary basins, particularly the Cambay Basin, contain extensive hydrocarbon reserves. While Assam was the first to discover oil (Digboi, 1889), Gujarat now leads production.

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