Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Vedanta Approved for 20 Onshore Wells
The Andhra Pradesh government has given permission to Vedanta Limited to drill 20 oil and gas wells in Krishna district.
This permission is temporary and comes with conditions.
Vedanta needs to get more approvals before starting work and cannot use water from certain sources.
The government checked the request carefully before giving this permission.
Vedanta is a big company that explores and produces oil and gas in India.
They want to increase their contribution to the country's oil production.
Vedanta Limited received a conditional No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Andhra Pradesh government for drilling 20 onshore wells in Krishna district.
The approval is temporary and subject to terms and conditions, including obtaining further permissions from relevant departments.
Vedanta cannot draw water from irrigation canals or other surface-water sources for their operations.
The company was awarded the project under the Discovered Small Field (DSF) Policy, 2018.
Vedanta's Cairn Oil & Gas division is India's largest private oil and gas exploration and production company.
- Who
- Vedanta Limited (Cairn Oil & Gas Division)
- What
- Approval for drilling 20 onshore oil and gas wells
- When
- Recent (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To develop onshore oil and gas fields under the DSF Policy, 2018
- Company
- Vedanta Limited (Cairn Oil & Gas Division)
- Location
- Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
- Number of Wells
- 20
- Policy
- Discovered Small Field (DSF) Policy, 2018
- NOC Type
- Temporary and conditional
- Water Source Restriction
- No water from irrigation canals or surface-water sources
- Authorities Involved
- Engineer-in-Chief (Irrigation), Chief Engineer, Krishna Delta System, Collector of Krishna District