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India offers Saudi Arabia stake in second phase of strategic oil reserve

The government also discussed with Saudi Arabia investment opportunities in a proposed oil refinery

Dharmendra Pradhan

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks at a road show organised by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) in Mumbai | Photo: Reuters

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India has offered Saudi Arabia a stake in the second phase of the South Asian nation's yet-to-be-built strategic oil reserves, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in New Delhi on Friday.

The government also discussed with Saudi Arabia investment opportunities in a proposed oil refinery with 1.2 million barrels per day of capacity on the west coast of India and a petrochemicals project in the south of India, Pradhan said.

Pradhan said India has sought reasonable oil prices from Saudi Arabia that will make crude economical to Indian state-owned refineries without hurting the 'interest' of Saudi Arabia.

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First Published: Feb 23 2018 | 4:42 PM IST

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