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