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Vedanta Oil and Gas Discloses Q1 FY27 Production Updates Amid Natural Field Declines

Posted On : 2026-07-03 22:07:28( TIMEZONE : IST )

Vedanta Oil and Gas Limited (VOGL), formerly known as Malco Energy Limited, has released its provisional operational numbers for the first quarter of the 2027 financial year. The company's volume metrics show a contraction across its primary asset footprints, reflecting natural geologic field drawdown and an ongoing legal dispute regarding its assets in Gujarat.

Operating under the "Cairn" brand, this marks the entity's first operational reporting window since the corporate demerger of Vedanta's oil and gas business became effective on May 1, 2026.

Hydrocarbon Volumes Impacted by Mature Field Drawdowns

The company's macro performance logged declines on both a year-over-year (YoY) and sequential quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) basis:

Gross Operated Production: Average daily gross operated volumes landed at 77.7 kboepd (thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day), dipping 5% sequentially from 81.5 kboepd in Q4 FY26, and down 17% compared to the 93.2 kboepd baseline recorded in Q1 FY26.

Working Interest Production: The company's net working interest average tracked parallel declines, falling to 51.1 kboepd (down 5% QoQ and 16% YoY).

Cumulative Output: Total gross volumetric output for the three-month window wrapped up at 7.1 million boe (barrels of oil equivalent), while the working interest volume closed at 4.7 million boe.

Core Block Breakdown and the Cambay Status Quo

Portfolio performance across Cairn's operational blocks varied significantly by region:

Rajasthan Block (Flagship): The premier Rajasthan assets saw gross daily output decline to 63.1 kboepd, sliding 6% from March 2026 and 15% from the corresponding period last year. Net working interest production for the block stood at 44.2 kboepd.

Ravva Basin: The offshore Ravva field in Andhra Pradesh fell 6% sequentially and 17% YoY, averaging a gross daily volume of 7.0 kboepd.

OALP Acreages: Production via Open Acreage Licensing Policy blocks matched its sequential run-rate at 3.1 kboepd, though lower by 12% YoY.

Cambay Block (Litigation Notice): The Cambay block in Gujarat reported an average of 4.6 kboepd, indicating a 21% sequential rebound from March 2026, despite a 32% YoY drop.

Management highlighted that Cambay's output accounting remains explicitly bound to ongoing legal proceedings. On September 19, 2025, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) rejected the joint venture's application to extend its Production Sharing Contract (PSC). Vedanta subsequently contested the order in court. The Delhi High Court issued a status quo ruling on January 6, 2026, enabling the company to continue extraction operations while the matter remains sub-judice.

Mitigation and Long-Term Asset Interventions

To counter aging infrastructure trends and standard reserve depletions, Vedanta Oil & Gas reported it is aggressively ramping up near-term engineering counter-measures. Capital investments are currently targeting expanded exploration drilling programs, intensive infill well drilling campaigns, and the deployment of advanced Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) enhanced oil recovery technologies.

The provisional operational performance updates were compiled and authorized by Shivangi Dhanuka, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of Vedanta Oil and Gas Limited.