Cairn India gets green nod to raise output at Rajasthan block

Cairn India has received environmental clearance for raising crude oil production from Rajasthan block to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 200,000 bpd, according to a notice on the ministry website.

The panel set up by the environment ministry, however, set some conditions for the company, including uploading the status of environment compliance and results of monitored data on its website and updating it periodically.

The Vedanta Group company has a portfolio of nine blocks, one in Rajasthan which contains multiple assets, two on the west coast and four on the east coast of India, and one each in Sri Lanka and South Africa.

(Reuters)