Cairn India has reportedly tied up with Halliburton Company for Rs 1,200-crore contract to drill 100 wells at the Rajasthan onland block RJ-ON-90/1 over the next 18 months. Cairn expects Halliburton to begin drilling in a month or two.
This will be Halliburton’s first drilling contract in India. Halliburton is one of the world’s largest oil field services companies with operations in more than 80 countries.
Earlier, Cairn India won approval to drill exploration wells in the block last year. In FY14, it brought on production a total of 129 wells. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is Cairn India's 30 per cent joint venture partner in the Rajasthan block. Cairn and ONGC plan to drill 300 wells over the next three years, and 1,000 wells in five years.
Cairn India is primarily engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration, production and transportation. The company posted a rise of 12.95% in its net profit for the period after giving impact of scheme of arrangement for earlier periods at Rs 1755.93 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 as compared to Rs 1554.57 crore for the same quarter in the previous year.
Company Name | CMP |
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ONGC | 245.45 |
Oil India | 507.20 |
Jindal Drilling&Inds | 744.70 |
Hind Oil Exploration | 187.30 |
Deep Industries | 504.55 |
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