GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3478

ANSWERED ON:10.12.2009

PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL BY CAIRN INDIA LTD.

ANANT KUMAR HEGDE

(a) whether Cairn India Limited of the British Company is producing crude oil at several places in the country;

(b) if so, the names of the States where the production had been started by this company by September, 2009;

(c) the per day barrel of crude- oil produced in each area;

(d) whether production cost of this crude oil in the country has been estimated from 5 dollar per barrel to 2 dollar per barrel; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASbe pleased to state:

ANSWER

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

 (a) and (b) Yes, Madam. Cairn India Limited is producing crude oil from Ravva field in Eastern Offshore, CB-OS/2 (Laxmi & Gauri fields) in Gujarat Offshore and Mangala field in RJ-ON-90/1 block in Barmer District of Rajasthan.

(c) The present average Crude Oil Production from the above fields is as under:

Ravva 31,000

BOPD CB-OS/ 28,900

BOPD Mangala1 7,000

BOPD # BOPD- Barrels of Oil Per Day

 (d) & (e) Cost of producing crude oil from the above fields is about US $ 6 per barrel.