British firm opens oil field in India (AFP)

A Cairn employee pictured in Rajasthan, India. Britain?s Cairn Energy has begun pumping crude from a vast oilfield in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan that is set to increase the country's crude output by 20 percent.(AFP/HO/File) AFP - Britain?s Cairn Energy on Saturday began pumping crude from a vast oilfield in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan that is set to increase the country's crude output by 20 percent.