Delhi, November 28, 2023: Cairn Oil & Gas, part of Vedanta Group, India’s largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, has been awarded the prestigious Platinum (First) Prize in the mining sector at the 10th FICCI Awards for Excellence in Safety Systems 2023 for its largest business unit – RJ North in Barmer, Rajasthan. This award emphasizes Cairn’s unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standards of health and safety across its operations ensuring that it sets new industry benchmarks in building a safe place to work globally.

Cairn Oil & Gas is dedicated towards ensuring safe work environment for its employees, business partners, and communities. Through its robust safety management systems, Cairn has demonstrated its responsibility on mitigating risks and ensuring the well-being of all stakeholders.

Speaking of the award win, Dr. Steve Moore, Deputy CEO, Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta said, “We are honoured to win FICCI’s coveted Safety Systems Award. At Cairn Oil & Gas, safety is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every individual has the right to return home safely at the end of the day, and we constantly strive to create a work environment that reflects this belief. This recognition fuels our drive to continually excel in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) practices.”.

Safety is an integral part of the organisation, and it has consistently prioritised safety as a core value, implementing innovative technologies and global best practices to enhance safety measures across its operations. Numerous safety programs, technological and digital initiatives are undertaken by Cairn to guarantee a positive safety culture. To name a few, AI Based Safety monitoring & Surveillance, VR based safety trainings, digitalization of HSE processes, emphasis on stop work authority, workforce competency enhancement among many other initiatives, are orchestrated on a regular basis to empower workforce.

This initiative follows up on Cairn’s commitment to ‘Transforming Workplace’, a key pillar in its ESG vision that seeks to prioritize the safety, health, and wellbeing of workforce.

About Cairn Oil & Gas

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited, is the largest private oil and gas exploration and production Company in India, accounting for more than a quarter of India’s domestic crude oil production. It has a world-class resource base, with a current interest in 62 blocks in India, including the 38 blocks under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) Round I auction, 5 blocks under Round II and 3 blocks under Round III, 2 awarded under the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) Round II and 8 under DSF Round III, and one Coal Bed Methane (CBM) block. In 2004, Cairn made the largest onshore discovery in more than two decades in Mangala, Rajasthan. In its operations of 20 years, Cairn has opened 4 frontier basins with numerous discoveries: 38 in Rajasthan alone.

CCairn is part of Vedanta Resources Limited, the world’s sixth largest diversified natural Resources conglomerate with interest in oil and gas, zinc-lead-silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium, and commercial power. The company has a presence across India, South Africa, Namibia, Australia, and Ireland. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta’s strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environment, and on enhancing the lives of local communities. Vedanta Resources Limited has been conferred the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) “Sustainable Plus Platinum” label and ranks among the top 10 most sustainable companies in India.

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