1. Build I Consolidate I Deliver

2. Content
Message from the Chairman 1
Introducing Cairn India 5
This is Cairn 7
Producing Assets 9
Growth Journey 10
Asset Portfolio 12
World-class Resource Base 15
Application of Technology: Many Firsts 16
Cairn in Numbers 18
Competitive Advantage 19
Inclusive Growth Initiatives 21
HSEQ 23
Human Capital 24

3. Message from
C a i r n I n d i a L i m i t e d 1
the Chairman
Navin Agarwal
Chairman
Our nation is heavily dependent on imports to meet the In FY2012 crude oil production from the Rajasthan block
growing demand for oil & gas. Every day, we import ~3.4 touched 175,000 barrels of oil per day. This was made possible
million barrels of crude oil. Such high dependence on imports because Cairn India got requisite approval for higher crude
has its own adverse economic consequences; last year, our off-take from the Mangala field and the commencement of
nation spent more than US$ 400 million on oil imports per production from the Bhagyam, Raageshwari and Saraswati
day. With demand for oil & gas expected to increase further, it fields in Rajasthan block.
is critical to address energy security concerns.
In less than three years since commencing production, Cairn
India has enormous hydrocarbon potential. It is imperative India reached a significant milestone of 100 million barrels
to boost domestic oil & gas E&P activities. Conducive policy cumulative oil production from the Rajasthan operations.
framework, pricing reforms and application of new technology
and innovation can significantly reduce our dependence on In FY2012 Cairn India carried out a comprehensive review of
imports. the resource potential in the Rajasthan block. The resource
base for the block is now estimated to be 7.3 billion barrels of
It is in this context that Cairn India’s contribution to nation’s oil equivalent in-place – an increase of over 11%.
energy security should be evaluated.

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The high exploration potential of the Block is evident from Cairn India is committed to the highest standards of CSR. It
the fact that more than 100 prospects and leads have been is the Company’s conviction that business growth should
identified. Ongoing exploration is an integral part of petroleum empower communities and create value for all stakeholders.
operations in any block and also consistent with international
practice. Looking forward, based on the revised estimates, the total
Rajasthan resource base now supports a potential production
Cairn India believes that an expeditious execution of such of 300,000 barrels of oil per day, subject to approvals from
an exploration programme will create value, enhance energy the Government of India and our joint venture partner, the
security for the nation and deliver significant additional Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and further
financial benefits for the Government. investments. Such a production level is equivalent to more
than ~35% of India’s current crude oil production, which will
Ravva and Cambay fields continue to create enduring value. help reduce the annual import bill by over US$ 10 billion and
Thus, Cairn India’s world class assets continue to play a contribute annual revenue of US$ 5 billion to the Government.
significant role in enhancing our nation’s energy security and
contributing to the national exchequer. In a single year, Cairn Following initial success in Sri Lanka, Cairn India is further
India reduced the nation’s oil import bill by ~US$ 6 billion and expanding its international footprint: we have now successfully
contributed ~US$ 2.4 billion to the national exchequer. concluded a new acquisition in South Africa. This is a step
forward in achieving Cairn India’s strategic goal of growing its
Cairn India’s HSE vision is to be a “safe operator leading the resource base by acquiring exploration and appraisal assets not
industry in safety standards and demonstrate top quartile only in India but also outside Indian sub-continent.
HSE performance among peers”. We continue to excel in HSE
performance and for the last three years achieved top quartile
performances among the global majors.

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7. Introducing
C a i r n I n d i a L i m i t e d 5
Cairn India
Elango P
We discover the past to create a new future! We did it by exploration well in Sri Lanka and now farmed in an offshore
discovering oil and gas resources in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat block in South Africa to explore.
and Rajasthan in India and in Sri Lanka. We did it by opening up
three frontier basins with over 40 discoveries; 25 in Rajasthan This amazing journey has enriched our experience and has
alone. We want to do more in India and in other parts of the been our key differentiator. I would list five and let you read
world. this brochure to find out more. At Cairn:
In a journey towards excellence that began in 1994 with 3,000 • Safety comes first as we firmly believe all lives have
bopd operated production, we have now set our eyes and equal value
evaluating the potential to produce 300,000 bopd from the • People add value and make a difference
Rajasthan’s Barmer basin alone. • Operational Excellence is a way of life
• Use of technology is actively encouraged
During this exciting journey, we have taken the Ravva • Stakeholders are our partners & we wish to emerge as
production to a peak level of 60,000 bopd, discoverd gas in partner of choice
the west coast of India and delivered to market in 28 months,
made one of the largest onshore discovery in India by finding oil Today, this journey of value creation is undertaken in Cairn by
in Barmer Basin in Rajasthan, built the world's longest heated a multicultural talent pool of over 1,500 employees and our
pipeline, produced 100 million barrels in just three years from vision is to emerge as the leading independent world class oil
the Rajasthan block, successfully drilled the first Deepwater & gas company.

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Vision and
Core Values
• Become a global, world class E&P company
• Establish a diversified and sustainable portfolio
• Deliver long term value to host Governments, local
communities and stakeholders
• Pioneering energy and enriching lives
• Pioneering spirit, Teamwork, Respect and Ownership
• Innovative thinking and a "can do" attitude
• Commitment towards the communities
• Safeguard the environment

9. This is
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Cairn
• One of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and • Over 1 billion barrels of reserves / resources base
production companies in India • Built world’s longest (~600 kms) continuously heated and
• Amongst top 20 global independent E&P companies insulated pipeline
• Market capitalisation of ~US$ 12 billion* • Portfolio of 10 blocks - one block in Rajasthan, two on the
• Together with its JV partners account for ~25 per cent of west coast and five on the east coast of India and one each in
India’s crude oil production Sri Lanka and South Africa**
• Discovered the Mangala field in Barmer, Rajasthan in 2004; • Three producing assets in India: Rajasthan and Cambay in the
largest onshore oil discovery in India in more than two west and Ravva in the east
decades
• Opened 3 new frontier basins with over 40 discoveries
including 25 in the Rajasthan block
History
• Cairn Energy acquired Command Petroleum Ltd in 1996
• Became one of the first UK companies to invest in the Indian oil and gas sector
• Cairn Energy successfully concluded the flotation of its Indian business in January 2007; held the majority shareholding in
Cairn India Limited
• August 2010 saw the announcement of a shareholder level transaction between Cairn Energy and Vedanta Resources plc
• The Vedanta Group became the promoter of Cairn India in December 2011
*October 2012 ** Farm-in agreement signed on 16 August 2012; subject to South African regulatory approvals

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11. Producing
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Assets
Rajasthan (RJ-ON-90/1) • Example of how technology can play a central role in
accessing new reserves
• Key assets in Rajasthan: The Mangala, Bhagyam and • Field direct operating cost one of the lowest amongst
Aishwariya (MBA) fields Cairn’s peers
• Block current production: ~175,000 bopd • Exploration drilling planned for 2013
• Raageshwari: Commenced production in March, 2012;
currently producing ~ 250 bopd
Cambay (CB/OS-2), Gujarat
• Bhagyam: Started production in January, 2012; producing
at ~ 25,000 bopd • Example of optimal asset utilisation
• Saraswati: Began production in May, 2011 currently • Tolling and processing of ONGC’s North Tapti gas
producing ~250 bopd
• Application of advanced geophysical tools: Transformed the
• Through next fiscal (2013-14) plans to spend US$ 1.2 bn block from a predominantly gas field to an oil field
• Advanced reservoir modelling studies resulted in incremental
Ravva (PKGM-1), Andhra Pradesh recoverable volumes from the reservoir zones
• Drilling campaign expected to commence in FY2013
• 17th year of successful operations
• Produced more than double the initial estimates of crude oil
and natural gas

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1998-2011
• Year 1998: Ravva satellite gas discoveries
• Year 2000: Cambay discoveries - Lakshmi, Gauri, Ambe
• Lakshmi gas field Discovery-to-production in 28 months
• Ravva - 3,700 to 35,000 bopd in 26 months
• January 2004: Mangala (Rajasthan, India) discovery, considered to be the largest onshore oil discovery in India in
more than two decades
• January 2007: Cairn India Limited listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India
• June 2008: Cairn awarded an exploration licence by the Sri Lanka government
• August 2009: Commenced production from the Mangala field in Rajasthan, India
• October 2009: Completed financing arrangements for US$ 1.6 billion to fund the Rajasthan project
• June 2010: World’s longest (~600 km) continuously heated and insulated pipeline operational

13. Growth
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Journey
2012
• FY2012: Cairn booked 70 mm boe as gross proved and probable reserves following positive results from
the EOR polymer pilot in the Rajasthan block
• June 2012: Ravva field produced more than 249 mm bbls of crude and sold 309 bcf of gas; more than
double the initial estimates
• June 2012: In less than 3 years, 100 million barrels cumulative production from Rajasthan - reduced oil
imports by ~US$ 9 billion and contributed ~US$ 3 billion to the national exchequer
• August 2012: Signed a farm-in agreement with PetroSA to explore in the Orange Basin, west coast of
South Africa (subject to South African regulatory approvals)
• October 2012: More than 40 discoveries in total including 25 in Rajasthan

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Portfolio
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa block
Signed a farm-in agreement with PetroSA
to explore hydrocarbons in August 2012.
The closure of the transaction is subject to
South African regulatory approvals

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RJ-ON-90/1 block
Continue to assess
existing and new plays
KG-ONN-2003/1 block
to generate additional
Further appraisal drilling
prospects in the block
in 2013
INDIA
CB/OS-2 block
PKGM-1 block
Drilling campaign
Exploration drilling
expected to commence
planned for 2013
in FY2013
KG-DWN-98/2 block
In the process of
selling stake to ONGC,
our JV partner
KG-OSN-2009/3 block
MB-DWN-2009/1 block In exploration period
In exploration period
PR-OSN-2004/1 block
In exploration period
Sri Lanka block
Exploration drilling
planned for mid 2013
as part of Phase II
programme
Operated Block Non-operated Block

16. Rajasthan Block
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Discoveries
BHAGYAM
N-I-NORTH
S HAK TI
S HAK TI N E
N-I
NC WE ST OIL & GAS
BHAGYAM BHAGYAM SOUTH
N-I-NORTH MANGALA
S HAK TI MANGALA BAR M E R H ILL
S HAK TI N E AIS HWAR IYA
N-I N-E
DEVE LOPM E NT AR EA 2 NC WE ST OIL & GAS DANA
VAN
Awarded November 2008
BHAGYAM SOUTHVIJAYA
N-P
MANGALA G S-V
DEVE LOPM E NT AR EA 3
Awarded December 2008 MANGALA BAR M ESARASWATI CR E ST
R H ILL
KAAM E S HWAR I WE ST-6 GAS AIS HWAR IYA SARASWATI
KAAM E S HWAR I WE ST-3 GAS N-E K AAM E S HWAR I
DEVE LOPM E NT AR EA S HWAR I WE ST-2 OI L
KAAM E 2 VAN DANA RAAG E S HWAR I OIL
Awarded November 2008
DEVE LOPM E NT AR EA 1 VIJAYA S HAH E E D TU K ARAM OM BALE
Awarded October 2004
N-P
G S-V RAAG E S HWAR I DE E P GAS
DEVE LOPM E NT AR EA 3
Awarded December 2008 SARASWATI CR E ST U DA
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KAAM E S HWAR I WE ST-6 GAS FIE LD
OIL SARASWATI
GAS FIE LD
KAAM E S HWAR I WE ST-3 GAS K AAM E S HWAR I
OIL DISC OVE RY
KAAM E S HWAR I WE ST-2 GAS DISCOVE RY
OI L RAAG E S HWAR I OIL
OIL S HOWS
DEVE LOPM E NT AR EA 1 S HAH E E D TU K ARAM OM BALE
Awarded October 2004 DISC OVE RY & GAS
OIL
S HOWS RAAG E S HWAR I DE E P GAS
0 5 10 20
G U DA
KI LOM ETR ES
OIL FIE LD
GAS FIE LD
OIL DISC OVE RY
GAS DISC OVE RY
OIL S HOWS
OIL DISC OVE RY & GAS
S HOWS
0 5 10 20
KI LOM ETR ES

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Resource Base
Rajasthan Resource Potential (mm boe) % increase
from previous Total
2,168 2,010 3,100 RJ gross in-place
11 7,278 resource
Expected Ultimate
24 1,739 Recovery
EXPLORATION
BH+19 Disc
MBARS*
1,044 (~48%) 530 (~17%)
165 (~8%)
Gross Gross EUR* Gross Gross EUR Gross Gross EUR
in-place in-place in-place
Under Development Future Development & Prospective Resource
Note:
*Gross EUR Includes EOR potential of 300 mm boe
MBARS – Mangala, Bhagyam, Aishwariya, Raageshwari, Saraswati
Company upgraded the numbers as on 31 March, 2012
Potential from the Rajasthan block
• Production potential: 300,000 bopd; represents ~35 per cent of India’s current domestic production
• Reduction in import bill: ~US$ 10 billion annually
• JV investments: ~US$ 4.5 billion; plans to spend US$ 1.2 billion through next fiscal (2013-14)

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Application
of Technology:
Many Firsts
Drilling Services
Drilling with casing technology in Offshore; also set the world E-line based tractor operations to provide conveyance in high
record for deepest 20” casing drilling angle extended reach offshore wells
Deployment of Rotary steerable assemblies for ERD wells in the Retrofit sand screens through tubing on Inflatable plugs without
Indian offshore; drilled first ERD well in shallow non consolidated utilising rig in offshore
formations
Straddle stimulation technology through a tele-coil for
Implemented Synthetic Based Mud in land projects in India production and injection wells
Executed Rotary steerable assemblies onshore in India Straddle packer technology to stimulate a 2800 m horizontal
well in a single intervention
Introduced light weight cement slurries, jetting of the surface
conductors in deep water Mechanical Straddle packers to achieve conformance in EOR
wells and initiated polymer injection
Well Services
Coiled tubing operation from offshore platform without utilising
Coiled tubing catenary for the first time anywhere in South East a dedicated vessel
Asia as well as the Middle East

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Well completion
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Under-balance perforation using TCP guns
Installation of the Expandable Sand Screen Start of Polymer Injection
(ESS); first in the world
New Wellhead design for hot water
circulation and Artificial Lift Water cut
Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) deployment
in Deviated and Extended Reach wells
Sand control screen with integral SSD
design
State of the art high rate Progressive Cavity
Water cut (%)
Pumps (PCPs) of capacity upto 4,000 bopd
Oil rate (bopd)
Oil rate
State of the art high rate Electric
Submersible Pumps (ESPs) on large scale
in India Time
High rate Jet Pumps installed in circulation Schematic illustrating success of polymer pilot; appreciable decline in
the water-cut following polymer injection with a simultaneous increase
SSDs as artificial lift method
in the oil rate.
RTTS SAFETY JOINT Accordingly, the Company has booked 2P reserves of 70 mm boe. Going
forward, post Mangala implementation, we also intend to implement
CROSSOVER
chemical flooding in Bhagyam and Aishwariya fields. The current
assessment of the EOR resource base is more than 300 mm boe of
7” RTTS PACKER
(TOP) incremental recoverable oil from the MBA fields.
7” RTTS PACKER
(BOTTOM)
VERTICAL SHOCK SEHMS
ABSORBER
CROSSOVER
2-7/8” EUE 6.4#
PUP JOINT
2-7/8” DEBRIS SUB
2-7/8” EUE 11.65#
PUP JOINT
3 3/8” TDF AND
DCI HOUSING
TCP SPACER
TCP GUNS- LOADED
18spf RDX BH
TCP SPACER
TCP GUNS - LOADED
6spf HMX DP
TCP SPACER
TCP GUNS - LOADED Innovative pipeline design and operation – use of Skin Effect Heat
6spf HMX DP
Management System to heat the pipeline for flow assurance of
3 3/8” TDF AND Rajasthan crude
DCI HOUSING
PORTED BULL PLUG

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Numbers
1100 18500
16500
1000
14500
900 12500
In thousand barrels
In thousand US$
10500
800
8500
700 6500
4500
600
2500
500 500
1994 1995
1995 1996
1996 1997
1997 1998
1998 1999
1999 2000
2000 2001
2001 2002
2002 2003
2003 2004
2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008 2009
2009 2010 2011
2011
India’s Production with Cairn India’s Production without Import Savings per day due to
& its JV partners Cairn & its JV partners Cairn & its JV partners’ production
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2012

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Advantage
Pioneer in technology application Project execution
• Success an outcome of innovative application of • Development of Rajasthan upstream facilities
technology • Construction of the world’s longest heated pipeline
• World’s longest continuously heated and insulated pipeline • In less than three years, production from the Rajasthan
• Enhanced oil recovery in early stage of field life block crossed 100 million barrels
• In the Cambay Basin, commenced natural gas production in
Resource Base and Management 28 months following discovery
• Rajasthan discovery to production in five years; a significant
• Continual increase in resource base achievement given the characteristic of crude oil
• Potential resource for the Rajasthan block estimated at 7.3
bn boe in-place Human Capital
• Prudent resource management strategy; Ravva field
increased crude oil production from an initial 3,700 bopd to • Success story a result of exceptional talent and
35,000 bopd in 26 months “Can Do” spirit
• Over 1,500 “Can Doers” – diverse international workforce
Low cost operator • Unrelenting commitment
• Capabilities to operate assets on a very cost-effective
basis
• Field direct operating cost for the Ravva block one of
the lowest amongst Cairn’s peers

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23. Inclusive
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Growth
Initiatives
• Committed to the highest standards of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Through 3Rs ideology of ‘Respect, Relationships and Responsibility’ makes a difference in its area of operations
• CSR policy in line with the GoI’s vision of fostering inclusive growth
Health - Mobile Health Vans
Education - Rural Library Programme I Science on Wheels
Focus areas
Economic Development - Dairy Development I Agri-advisory Services
Infrastructure Development - Solar Electrification for rural villages
Cairn Enterprise Centre Cairn Centre of Excellence
Vocational Skill training for employment State-of-the-art ‘not for profit’ initiative for Skill Development
Support Enterprise Development Strong linkage to employment

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• Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) vision is to be a • Rajasthan, Suvali and Ravva operations certified for ISO
“safe operator leading the industry in safety standards and 14001: 2004 standards
demonstrate top quartile HSE performance among peers” • Suvali and Ravva also certified for OHSAS 18001: 2007
• Committed to maintain highest HSE standards • Adopted several international standards, processes and
• Corporate Responsibility Management System (CRMS) to procedures as part of HSE management system
support the delivery of commitments
• Set new benchmarks in HSE practices
Quality
Health and Safety Environment Security
and Assurance
• HSE Management of • Environment • HSEA Audits • Installations in Barmer,
the Contractors Management System • Asset Integrity Assurance Jalore and Radhanpur
• Occupational Health (EMS) as per the ISO- Surveys have been declared as
• Cairn Observation 14001:2004 standard • Project HSEQ Reviews ‘Prohibited Area’.
Programme • Conservation of Energy • Completion Assurance • Thar Falcons: Border
• Cairn Incident • Carbon Management Process Home Guards for
Management System Strategies Rajasthan Assets
• Bio-diversity
• Global Reporting
Initiative
Key performance highlights
• The CB/OS-2 block completed more than10 million LTI-free hours of operations
• Rajasthan Upstream projects completed more than 10 million LTI-free hours of operations
• The Mangala development pipeline recorded more than five million LTI-free hours of operations
• For FY2012, the average uptime of processing and pipeline infrastructure facilities in Rajasthan has been more than 98 per cent;
similar to the CB/OS-2 performance

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Capital
Functional/Technical Training
HSE
Behavioural Training 1,399
1,352
1,318
4,329
Headcount
Headcount
Headcount
800
812
2010 2011 2012
Man-days spent in different types of trainings Increasing talent base in the Company
Data as of FY ending March
• Cairn prides in attracting, engaging and developing the best- • Key HR systems: Competency Management System and the
in-class talent and setting employees for success in a high “Can-Do” behavioural competency framework
performance and high nurturance environment • Enhancing HR process capacities like Performance
• Success story a result of exceptional talent and the “Can- Management and Induction Program
Do” spirit; over 1,500 such “Can Doers” • Firm belief: Passion, participation and support of employees,
• For FY2013 to date completed ~3,559 man-days of training; Cairn India continues to march ahead in its journey to
2,151 functional competence building, 607 HSE and 801 create value for the nation
behavioural training

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