In the block's Mariposa and Indico fields, which are currently commercially producing at a rate of @20,000 bbl oil per day, ONGC Videsh has previously identified commercial oil in the Lower Sand pay.
The accrued interest burden on deferred debt owed by Vodafone Idea, which is approximately Rs 16,133 crore, would be converted into stock by the government.
The opening rate for the rupee at the interbank foreign exchange was 78.20 against the US dollar. The local currency's value versus the US dollar ranged from 78.19 to 78.24 in the opening trading.