Cairn India Chief Executive Mayank Ashar has quit the job, the third CEO to resign from the company ever since it was taken over by billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group four-and-a-half-years back
Net loss of Rs 10,948.22 crore in January-March compared with a net loss of Rs 240.82 crore in the same period a year ago, the company said in a statement.
Cairn India Managing Director and CEO Mayank Ashar said the government should convert the Rs 4,500 per ton Oil Industry Development Cess, which takes away a third of the current oil price of about USD 30 per barrel, into ad valorem.
"The government should move on the fair pricing of our crude which today, is discounted by 25 percent to Brent; so, hopefully these changes can happen in the Budget or even sooner," says Mayank Ashar, CEO, Cairn India.
Meanwhile, a senior official of Cairn India said the oil block in Rajasthan operated by Cairn - ONGC JV has crossed a milestone of 300 million barrels crude production.
Cairn Energy's objections were over "fundamental disagreements over valuations", and its preference for "holding an investment in an energy company rather than a distributed resources group," the newspaper said, citing one person with direct knowledge of the matter.
The representative of United India Insurance said that the merger, which will help Vedanta reduce its debt, will be detrimental to Cairn India‘s capex plans.
Tom Albanese, CEO, Vedanta Resources, says he is encouraged by the positive response from analysts and shareholders. He says the ultimate aim is to build a diversified business with a simple structure with each business focussed on long-term growth prospects.
Hindustan Zinc is an integrated mining and producer of zinc, lead, silver and cadmium. Cairn India is an oil & gas exploration and production firm. Both the companies are part of Vedanta group.
Shares of Cairn India fell 3.4 percent intraday Thursday as the oil major cut its capital expenditure (capex) plan for the next financial year post fall in oil prices.
Cairn India will pay Mayank Ashar, its first full-time CEO in two years, a salary of USD 1.15 million plus perquisites and allowances.