Cairn Oil & Gas makes discovery in Rajasthan block
Vedanta group firm Cairn Oil & Gas on Monday announced an oil discovery in a Barmer district block of Rajasthan, not very far away from its prolific oilfield in the same desert. In a stock exchange filing, the firm said it has notified the government and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) of the discovery in exploratory well WM-Basal DD Fan-1 drilled in OALP Block RJ-ONHP-2017/1.
The discovery has been named ‘Durga’.
The firm said the approval of the block oversight panel, called the Management Committee, has also been sought.
