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Cairn India wants govt to remove discrimination
In a letter to the union oil ministry, P Elango, CEO of Cairn India asked the ministry to do away with the discrimination between NELP and pre-NELP blocks while giving the right of first refusal for shale gas exploration. It may be recalled that the draft policy for exploration of shale gas provides for giving operators of block awarded under New Exploration Policy (NELP) since 2000, the right of first refusal for exploiting the unco
Cairn India expects 215,000 bpd output from Rajasthan block
Cairn India aims to achieve a production level of 200,000-215,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) during 2013-14 from its Rajasthan block compared to the present production level of 175,000 bpd. The Vedanta group firm has 26 discoveries in the block with an in-place reserve of around 7.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The main producing areas in the Rajasthan block are the Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishw
Offshore oil and gas blocks hold great potential in India
Industry players opine that India's offshore exploration sector holds tremendous potential in terms of oil and gas reserves. According to SK Srivastava, Chairman of Oil India (OIL), offshore exploration will play an increasing role in India's efforts to source crude oil domestically. Of the domestic crude oil output of 38 million ton, the offshore sector accounts for 21 million ton, followed by 1
Board of OIL clears plan to set up foreign arm
In order to pick up stake in foreign oil and gas assets, pubic sector energy explorer Oil India (OIL) plans to set up an overseas subsidiary. At a meeting on April 10, the board of OIL cleared the decision to set up a subsidiary, which will have a separate board and managing director akin to the corporate structure of ONGC
OIL may raise Rs $250 mn via dollar loan
Media reports indicate that public sector energy explorer Oil India (OIL) plans to raise a maximum of $250 million through dollar-denominated five-year long-term loan in the next few weeks. The company plans to raise dollar loan because this is a cheaper source of finance compared to rupee debt. Some reports indicate that the firm may pay an interest rate of around 2-2.5 per cent
OIL plans to spend large portion on exploration
Reports suggest that Oil India (OIL) plans to spend over 32 percent of the planned capital expenditure (capex) in the 12th Five Year plan period (2012-17) towards exploration which will enhance its current reserve base. According to analysts, the cost of production of the company for oil and gas is amongst the lowest in the world. This is mainly on account of the fact that most of the production for OIL is