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India, UAE vow to strengthen energy cooperation: Dharmendra Pradhan

UAE is a key oil supplier to India and a partner in an Indian joint venture that plans to build a 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) refinery and petrochemical complex on the country's west coast

Dharmendra Pradhan
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Last month, the UAE was the fifth biggest oil supplier to India, which itself is the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer

Nidhi Verma | Reuters New Delhi
India and the UAE on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen energy cooperation, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, despite the nation asking its refiners to reduce their reliance on Middle Eastern oil.

“(We) discussed about new areas of cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector and beyond, and agreed to remain committed despite the challenges presented by Covid pandemic,” Pradhan said on Twitter after a virtual meeting with Sultan Al Jaber, the chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC).

UAE is a key oil supplier to India and a partner in an Indian joint venture that plans to build a 1.2

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