India is in the process of filing an appeal against an arbitration panel asking it to return USD 1.2 billion to British oil firm Cairn Energy Plc, sources said on Wednesday
Courts in five countries, including the US and UK, have given recognition to the $1.4 billion arbitration award
India's sovereign authority to tax cannot be questioned by anybody, she asserts
Currently, Cairn Oil & Gas is driving production from the Rajasthan asset and the offshore asset
Govt should end its retrospective tax disputes
Company will invest in India, but looking for 'acceptable solution' to tax dispute
'Assuming such a resolution can be achieved, we look forward to being able to move on to further opportunities to invest in India,' says the UK company
Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta's oil and gas arm, produces about 3.5 million standard cubic meters per day of gas from its largely oil-bearing block in Rajasthan, the firm said in a notice
Govt must move on, accept retro tax arbitration awards
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Vedanta's oil and gas arm Cairn has got a further three-month extension of license for its prolific Rajasthan oil block pending settlement of a dispute over $520 million cost recovery
Cairn Oil & Gas, a unit of Vedanta Ltd, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Prachur Sah as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Prachur Sah earlier held the role of Director - New Ventures and spearheaded the company's expansion efforts under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) rounds, the company said in a statement. Prachur brings over two decades of rich experience in the energy sector and joined Cairn Oil & Gas in 2018 from Schlumberger where he was the Managing Director India & Bangladesh. An alumni of IIT Bombay, he has worked in several countries including South Asia, Middle East and Latin America and brings with him a deep understanding and experience of the oil and gas business. "In his new role, Prachur will lead the next phase of growth for Cairn towards delivering volumes, cost, growth projects, rewards and recognition and early monetisation (new blocks)," it said. He will be supported by the Management Committee of Cairn Oil & Gas comprising of ...
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A source said based on the PSC, the seat of arbitration is likely to be London, while both the parties can have the option of deciding the seat later
Cairn Oil & Gas said in a statement that Dixit is superannuating at the end of his five-year term at the group in May
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The company wants an extension of timelines for the blocks it won under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) rounds
In the near term, we would like to be a 500,000-barrels-per-day company and, after that in the next four-five years, a million barrel company