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December 2019

Volume 5/Issue 12 | Cairn Monthly e-magazine

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Inspiring Leader

Mumbai, Maharastra

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., is at the cusp of transformation with multitude growth opportunities from five to 58 blocks, and ~6,000 to ~65,000 sq kms of exploration acreage, catapulting it to become one of the largest exploration companies around the world. Such a disruptive growth cycle is the result of a powerful vision and strategic leadership. Ajay Kumar Dixit, CEO, Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., who is at the helm of this transformational journey, has been awarded the ‘Leadership Excellence Award 2019’ by ABP News Brand Excellence Awards. Resetting bold production goals while refocusing on the importance of operational and people safety, Ajay has been demonstrating transformational leadership qualities to motivate and energise each and every employee towards our Chairman’s vision of contributing 50 per cent of India’s crude oil production. Ajay continues to drive this vision with a strong belief in people empowerment, continuous technological innovation to drive up production, including enhanced oil recovery, and digitalisation to bring speed in exploration and time-to-production. On behalf of Ajay and the oil and gas business, the award was received by Rana Kar, Chief Marketing Officer, Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., during an award gala at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai, on Thursday, 21 November 2019.

This is a proud moment for each of one us at the Vedanta family.

Contributed by Finder Team

Driving is an ideal test of human cognition, vision, hearing, and pyscho-motor functions. The challenge of behavioral correction in drivers was brainstormed at Cairn and it was felt the next improvement could be brought in only with the aid of technology. In line with this context , Cairn Oil & Gas has commissioned a ‘Driving Simulator’ on November 17, 2019 at Mangala Processing Terminal (MPT), Barmer. This equipment emulates four scenarios – city drive, highway drive, defensive city drive and defensive with multitude of additions like rain, fog, and other factors introduced in between. The simulator has been customised for Cairn with a provision of emulating both light vehicles as well as heavy vehicles in the same simulator. The virtual environment is created in an 1800 display in front of the driver through three digital LEDs.The simulator even offers a real-life crash experience with the hardware software integration of the driver seat, steering wheel, and the software. On the wheel correction technology allows the driver to understand the faults he is making on a real-time basis. The simulator is continuously monitored by an instructor who gives the necessary feedback to the person behind the wheel based on his vast experience and the simulator analysis on the instructor screen.

Cairn is the first oil and gas company in India to have the advanced version with motion sensor simulators. With the introduction of the Driving Simulation Centre we have taken a leap forward into the digital era of HSE trainings for our personnel.

Contributed by Finder Team

Redefining Safety Through Technology

Barmer, Rajasthan

Ravva 25 Years

S’Yanam, Andhra Pradesh

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., clocks 25 years of operations in Ravva – the company’s first and highly successful block in India – it has also secured a 10-year extension for its Production Sharing Contract (PSC). With the extension, Cairn commences a seven-month development and drilling campaign on behalf of its Joint Venture (JV) partners, which will contribute to our vision of contributing 50 per cent of domestic oil and gas production. To seek the blessings of the almighty for a successful drilling campaign, the Cairn leadership team participated in a puja ceremony on November 6, 2019 at the Ravva Onshore Terminal. The team also visited the rig and onshore terminal. Earlier a puja was also organised at DLF Atria office with the Gurgaon team.

The PSC extension will enable Cairn to recover ~13 million barrels of oil equivalent. In addition the JV partners will invest ~INR 550 crore (USD 78 million) to drill seven wells under Revised Field Development Plan (RFDP) targeting additional reserves of ~11.7 million barrels of oil equivalent.

To commemorate this milestone, an employee get-together was organised on November 17, 2019 at GRT Grand Hotel in Kakinada. Employees’ and their families actively participated in the event. Mr. Thomas Christopher, Head SBU Operations graced the occasion with his family.

Contributed by Finder Team, Perraju

LACP Award

USA

Vedanta limited Integrated Report 2018-19 under the creative direction and design supervision by Cairn design team with collaboration of Emperor(UK) and AICL (India), went on to make a global mark. The annual report is the only Indian Integrated Report in the $10 bn + category to feature among the winners in the Spotlight category and Inspire Award category organised by the League of American Communication Professionals (LACP). The report was selected from a large number of global entrees with judging criteria of first impression, overall narrative, visual design, creativity and perceived relevance. Vedanta Limited scored 100 per cent in design and creativity.

Kudos to the team !

Contributed by Finder Team

Book Fair 2019

Gurugran, NCR

‘Reading is to mind what exercise is to body’ - Joseph Addison. On the eve of Children’s Day, Veda – The library in Gurgaon office organised a ‘Book Fair’ on November 14-15, 2019 . The book fair saw overwhelming response from employees who spent time browsing a wide range of books from all disciplines, however, fiction and children’s books were the biggest sellers. The highlights of the book fair was children’s collections, motivational books, managements, fiction, non-fiction, encyclopedia, Indian mythology, sales, negotiation, biographies, that fascinated the maximum readers to the book stall to grab the title for their interest.

Contributed by Veda Team

Digitalisation of Safety

Gurugram,NCR

‘Visible Felt Leadership’ (VFL) tool went live on November 20, 2019. This tool will cover key principles of VFL such as ‘Leadership Tour’, ‘Safety Interaction’, and ‘Toolbox Talk’. Digitalisation of VFL will ease the communication process for leaders to record their observations and ensure that people comply with their duties. This will make data consolidation easier and will enable us to develop a holistic approach towards health and safety communication across the workforce to reach company’s vision of Zero Harm and Zero Discharge. Phase II of VFL tool will integrate it with Global Action Tracker (GAT) for VFL observation. This will help in getting a quicker feedback, easier data consolidation / access to reports, better workflow management and further improve our HSEQ practices.

Contributed by Indradyumna Datta

Digital Transformation

New Delhi, NCR

Cairn Digital Team was one of the sponsors for the one-day conference on ‘Digital Transformation in Oil and Gas Sector’ organised by Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI). Mr. Anand Laxshmivarahan R, Chief Digital Officer, Cairn Oil and Gas, Vedanta ltd, spoke on ‘Digital Mindset’ and ‘Cultural Management’ at this conference. Mr. Kshitiz Kurrey, Cairn Oil and Gas, Vedanta Ltd delivered a presentation on Digitally Led Upstream Operations. The conference took place on November 20, 2019 at India Habitat Center, New Delhi.

Contributed by Kshitiz Kurrey

Automation Leading Transformation

Gurugram, NCR

Holmes Endpoint solution/D-Matrix, an IT automation tool was launched on November 20, 2019. The tool includes solutions for antivirus, browser, operating system, outlook, device, software and printers etc. Users can resolve there IT queries by logging into the d-matrix tool installed on desktop or via the Chatbot Shreya on Tejas.

Contributed by Kaumudi Kesarwani

Wellness Program

Bhogat, Gujarat

Bhogat wellness team organised a day picnic for employees and their families Patanvav near Dhoraji on November 17, 2019. The picnic included visits to Osham Hill , a small range of hills nearby known as Osham hills where the five Pandavas are believed to have stayed during their exile; Shri Osham Jain Temple, Dhankagiri is very sacred place near Patanvav and Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple and MatriMataji Temple. Employees and their families enjoyed a nature walk covering ~ 6 km in the forest area, which was appreciated by all.

Contributed by Sanad Nambiar

5S Campaign

RGT, Barmer

A 5S awareness campaign was conducted in schools around Raageshwari Gas Terminal (RGT). Rajasthan Gas team conducted this awareness sessions in Senior Secondary School, Nayanagar of RGT. Educational institution, be it a school or college is a temple of learning, where young people acquire knowledge by knowing what has been learnt and knowing how to apply what is learnt. The team delivered a talk about the concept of 5S and shared the benefits of implementation of 5S in schools and how it will improve discipline in students. The session also included a 5S quiz among the students and prizes were distributed.

Contributed by FHSE Team

Awareness on 5S

RGT, Barmer

In keeping view of the objective of Veda library to build a learning environment among employees, Veda library, Gurgaon organised an event “Build Your Knowledge Treasure: Pick-Up Drive for Magazines and Journals” on September 25, 2019. To reuse the information asset in form of magazines and journals, back issues were made available for library patrons and received an overwhelming response from the employee as they picked up magazines and journals of own interest to enthusiastically build their knowledge treasure.

Contributed by – FHSE Team (RGT)

corporate social responsibility

Towards Good Health

Barmer, Rajasthan

A multi-specialty health camp was organized at Gurmaniyo Ki Dhani village, Gudamalani Tehsil in association with our Mobile Health Van (MHV) partner HelpAge India on November 19, 2019. As many as 365 community members (female 237) from four surrounding villages benefited by this health camp, which was aimed to provide the weaker section of the society with free check-ups – doctors such as gynecologist, orthopedic, dental and general physician of repute attended to the villagers in different sections, supported by a team of paramedics and volunteers. Certain investigative tests were also conducted on free-of- cost basis; including blood sugar test, blood pressure monitoring, height, weight & BMI monitoring and hemoglobin test. A brief session on basic dental hygiene, immunization, hygiene & sanitation was also delivered by the experts.

Contributed by Prahalad Singh Bhati & Rahul Sharma

Building Fitness

S’Yanam, Andhra Pradesh

Ravva site team conducted a volleyball tournament for the youth of S.Yanam village at I. Malapalli ground with the help of Mr. Bhimesh, a national level referee and Mr Srinivas, PET at S’yanam high school. A total of six teams participated and the S R Nagar team emerged the winners with ABV Peta team were the runners-up.The village elders were invited to give away the prizes – the elders along with the participating youth were extremely happy with Cairn for organizing such an event and requested for future such engagements.

Contributed by S M Pasha

Doorstep Healthcare Services

Barmer, Rajasthan

Uda Ram a 82-year-old man residing in Kagau village was suffering from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The nearest Community Health Centre (CHC) from his village is situated 40kms away and owing to his family’s financial constraints they were unable to afford the travel and treatment costs. Under Cairn Oil & Gas Mobile Health Van (MHV) initiative, Uda Ram has been receiving treatment on free of cost basis at his doorstep, as due to his old age he is unable to come to the MHV stop. With regular monitoring and medication Uda Ram condition has improved and he ensures that he follows the dietary specifications as advised by the MHV doctors. He has also reduced smoking after receiving counselling considering his advanced age and medical condition.

Contributed by Prahalad Singh & Rahul Sharma

Passion to Serve

Barmer, Rajasthan

Omprakash Yadav - Senior Security Manager RJON & Kailash Singh - Assistant Security Officer MPT conducted sports training and gave the school children of Government Upper Primary Schools Kanji Ka Tala tips and cleared their doubts on the rules etc. ~50-60 students attended the two-hour session.

Ganga Ram Jangid - Manager Projects Technical Support team attended the class graduation ceremony at CEC Barmer and gave the students a motivational speech and shared his life experiences, over 25 students attended this one-hour session.

Arjun Singh Bhati - Assistant Security Officer Bhagyam and Hemant Sharma - Manager Business Development & Public Affairs motivated the children of Government Senior Secondary School Bhadkha to take a keen interest in sports, which will bring glory to the country, community and family and will also help them live a healthy lifestyle, around 200 students participated in this two-hour event.

Ganpat Singh Chouhan - Assistant Security Officer Aishwarya shared a motivational sports anecdote and gave fitness tips to the children of Government Secondary School Jogasar Kua; around 60 students participated in this two-hour session.

Chetan Singhal - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Midstream Operations conducted a physics instructions class for the students of the 12th standard of Government Senior Secondary School Bhadkha, around 16 Students attended this one-hour session.

Pushpendra Pareek – Coordinator, Business Development & Public Affairs interacted with around 25 kids at Nandghar in Heer ji Ki Dhani RGT. He engaged these children in a variety of games, story-telling, poems recitals and a brief on the benefits of health and hygiene over a two-hour session.

Soumen Dev – Senior Manager, Stakeholder Relationship & Administration donated books for the seven unemployed youth who are Group 2 job aspirants in S’yanam village.

Muthukumasamy – FGM, Soumen Dev – Senior Manager Stakeholder Relationship & Administration, ABS Sharma – Senior Manager Laboratory and Mahesh – Civil Superintendent contributed towards purchase of brand new sports equipment from Decathlon comprising of a complete cricket kit, volleyball kit and t’shirts for 40 players. The S’Yanam youth were extremely excited and happy to receive the new sports equipment and said that this is the first time that they have ever played with full cricket kit.

Contributed by Rahul Sharma

Reconnecting Bonds

Barmer, Rajasthan

Modern lifestyle living and nuclear families have eroded the connect and bonding opportunities for kids with elders in the family. In continuation to our effort towards bringing about behavioral change amongst children; a game-changing activity was recently organized under our school project through our partner YUVA Unstoppable – around 700 students made Wisdom Books. The idea was to rekindle the bonds between the children and their grandparents so that they realize the importance of continuing the bonding with parents throughout their lives. The activity was organized through a multi-step design process “FIDS” – Feel, Imagine, Do, Share.

The workshop included an experiential learning format where the students experienced the feeling of loneliness and negligence. Later the children were encouraged to spend time with their grandparents. At the end of the workshop children were encouraged to develop their experience into little gift cards for their grandparents. Some of the major learning outcomes have been observed among the students during the activity were: creative thinking, empathy, and reformed thoughts and actions.

Contributed by Dr Uma Dwivedi

Global Hand Washing Day

Barmer, Rajasthan

Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited in association with our Mobile Health Van (MHV) partner Dhara Sansthan organized a program on October 15, 2019 on the occasion of Global Hand Washing Day in villages surrounding our Banaskantha District. The doctors briefed the elders of the community, school children etc. about the importance of washing hands regularly to prevent the spread of infection and ensure that the children do so on a regular basis. Practical demonstrations and posters were exhibited to explain to the community members and children proper hand washing techniques. They were also shown how to do the seven stops of hand washing.A total of 170 students participated in this program.

Contributed by Avinash Rawal

Children’s Day Celebrations

Rajasthan & Gujarat

children. This year across all our Nandghar’s we championed child rights, health and hygiene practices through a series of puppet and magic shows. Incidentally, November 2019 also marks the 30th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Involvement of ~1200 students from our Nandghar’s besides other students from government schools, community members and representatives from ICDS attended the gala festivities.

Gujarat

Children’s Day was celebrated at Primary Government School, Duchagwada in association with Dhara Sansthan under our Mobile Health Van (MHV) initiative. The theme of the program was to motivate school children to progress in the area of education. The celebrations began with a prayer service conducted by the school principle; this was followed by a quiz session and memento presentation to the students. There were various performances organized by school students such as an informative role plays, drawing competition etc. In total 29 students participated in the event.

Contributed by Rahul Gupta and Avinash Rawal

Stakeholder Engagement

Viramgam, Gujarat

With the objective of improvement in the socio-economic status of the local community in our operational areas, Cairn Oil & Gas is executing many programs in areas of operations. Cairn Oil & Gas had organised a site visit along with community & stakeholder engagement sessions at Jamnagar, Dhrol, Ahmedabad, Radhanpur, Vinzuwada & Dalod village, Ahmedabad District. Community leaders appreciated our CSR development projects (Jeevan Amrit Program, Micro Level Initiatives, Mobile Health Van Program) . Ms. Harmeet Sehra – Head CSR participated and led the visit. During her visit, she interacted with key stakeholders and beneficiaries of CSR programs in the villages across pipeline & Ravva site from Ahmedabad, Patan, Banaskantha, Dwarka, Jamnagar & Surednranagar districts. During the sessions at all places she interacted with Village Sarpanch, panchayat representatives, women & youth group and discussed about the ongoing development programs in villages nearby operations area.

Contributed by Avinash Rawal

vedanta

Responsible Business Rankings – 2019 India

Vedanta Limited has been recognized in the Top 10 list of Responsible Business Rankings for India’s Top Companies for Sustainability and CSR compiled by Futurescape - a CSR and Sustainability think-tank. In the last two years, Vedanta have improved our ranking by 16 places. Now Vedanta stands at the 8th position, while Hindustan Zinc Limited is ranked 16th. The ranking is based on a comprehensive framework of over 100 parameters based on environmental, governance and social issues or ESG. In this year’s analysis, key action themes for companies include renewable energy, water, waste and data privacy.

Q2FY20 Results

Vedanta Limited announced its unaudited consolidated results for the second quarter (Q2) and half year ended 30 September 2019. The overall volume and cost across businesses are better/ same compared to the same quarter last year, supported by favourable tailwinds on input commodity costs. Mr Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, Whole-Time Director & CEO said,” We are at an exciting transition that will see the company accelerate in the expansion of its reserves and resource base over coming quarters.“ further, he added, “ We have immense confidence in being able to deliver the best from our assets and people whilst always being committed to our core values around ethics, governance and social responsibility”.

National Education Day and Children’s Day

This National Education Day and Children’s Day, Nand Ghar kids encouraged our employees and their kids to never let-go of their curiosity. In a special video, the kids echoed, “everything that enriches our life on the Earth, comes from below it” by expressing their curiosity over how the items we use every day are made. Kids with a dream, become adults with a vision. Nand Ghar has provided 42,000 children with pre-school learning through advanced-teaching-learning methodologies in over 1000 temples of health and education, operating across 5 states.

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