凯恩石油天然气公司在开放油田许可政策（OALP）第九轮拍卖中获得了七个新区块。这些新区块包括位于坎贝、索拉什特拉和孟买碳氢化合物盆地的四个陆上区块和三个浅水区块。

加上这些新增区块，Cairn的投资组合现已扩展至69个区块，覆盖全国超过73,000平方公里的区域。该公司在OALP第一轮中收购了36个区块，在OALP第二轮中收购了5个区块，并在OALP第二轮中收购了3个区块。该公司持有所有OALP区块的100%参与权益。此外，Cairn还持有根据NELP和NELP前期制度授予的遗留区块。

七个新区块的战略性加入将使凯恩能源公司能够加大在西海岸的油气勘探和生产投资。凯恩能源公司目前已在位于苏瓦利（Suvali）的CB/0S-2区块坎贝盆地近海区域运营拉克希米（Lakshmi）和高里（Gauri）油气田，以及位于古吉拉特邦巴鲁奇（Bharuch）地区的贾亚（Jaya）陆上油气田。该公司还在确定在坎贝湾安贝（Ambe）浅水区块（DSF）开展评估和开发勘探活动的计划。

Cairn Oil & Gas acquired seven new blocks in the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) Round IX auction. The awarded new blocks include four onshore and three shallow water blocks located in the hydrocarbon basins of Cambay, Saurashtra and Mumbai.

With these additions, Cairn’s portfolio now expands to 69 blocks covering over 73,000 sq km area across the country. The company acquired 36 blocks in OALP Round-I, five blocks in OALP Round–II, and three in OALP Round–III. The company holds 100% participatory interest in all OALP blocks. Additionally, Cairn holds legacy blocks awarded under NELP and pre-NELP regimes.

The strategic addition of the seven new blocks will enable Cairn to invest in increasing oil and gas exploration and production in the West Coast. Cairn already operates Lakshmi and Gauri oil and gas fields in the offshore areas of the Cambay basin of the CB/0S-2 block located in Suvali, Surat and Jaya onshore field located in the Bharuch district of Gujarat. The company is also firming up the plans for an appraisal and development exploration campaign in the Ambe shallow water block (DSF) located in the Gulf of Cambay.