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Cairn may need India govt nod for stake sale: oil secy

Cairn Energy may need approval from the government to sell a stake in its Indian arm, Petroleum Secretary S Sundareshan said today.

Updated on: Aug 13, 2010, 13:32:35 IST
Reuters | By , New Delhi
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Cairn Energy may need approval from the government to sell a stake in its Indian arm, Petroleum Secretary S Sundareshan said on Friday.

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India-focused Vedanta Resources is in talks with Cairn Energy, which has a 62.37 per cent stake in Cairn India, to buy a stake in the unit, both companies confirmed on Thursday.

Such a deal would be the diversified miner's first move into oil and gas.

Sundareshan said he had learnt from Cairn India that discussions between the two firms were at a preliminary stage.

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