CERAWEEK-India's Cairn reduces output 10% due to shipping complications from Middle East crisis

HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - Cairn Oil & Gas, India's largest private oil and gas producer, has reduced output by 10% from 110,000 barrels per day due mainly to shipping logistic complications caused by the Middle East crisis, said Cairn founder Anil Agarwal on Wednesday.

Agarwal said the company does not expect to reduce output further than that. Cairn, part of Vedanta Limited VDAN.NS, aims to increase output by 500,000 bpd in the next five years.

Agarwal, who is also Vedanta chair, added it is important India invest in its own resources to reduce dependence on energy supplies from elsewhere.