The Barmer oil field has a total production capacity of 205,000 barrel crude oil per day.

Cairn has drilled 28 wells on the Mangala oil field of which 16 have been completed and are ready for production.

The peak output from the field is expected to be 9.5 million tonnes a year (190,000 barrels per day) as against the initial expectation of 175,000 barrels a day.

Dhir said around 10,000 job opportunities have been created in various sectors of the project.

Cairn India reported a net profit of Rs.45.44 crore in the quarter ended June 30 as against Rs.138.58 crore in the like period last fiscal.