Petroleum Minister meets Mr Showkutally Soodhun, Vice-Prime Minister of Mauritius Petroleum Minister assures of Indias continued support to Mauritius on its energy requirements India and Mauritius working towards deeper engagement in O&G Sector Shri Pradhan expresses Indias commitment in Mauritius becoming a regional petroleum hub

Petroleum Minister meets Mr Showkutally Soodhun, Vice-Prime Minister of Mauritius

Petroleum Minister assures of Indias continued support to Mauritius on its energy requirements

India and Mauritius working towards deeper engagement in O&G Sector

Shri Pradhan expresses Indias commitment in Mauritius becoming a regional petroleum hub

Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan met H.E. Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Housing and Lands of Mauritius, Mr Shokutally Soodhun. Mr Soodhun is on a three day visit to India for the meetng of the Joint Committee on Hydrography and to further strengthen India-Mauritius bilateral maritime cooperation.

India and Mauritius enjoy old and time-tested ties which are rooted in culture and kinship which have grown from strength to strength in recent years. In the hydrocarbon sector, Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), Indias PSU refinery, has been supplying the Island nations petroleum product requirements since 2006. Both countries are presently working towards further deepening the engagement in the oil and gas sector.

During the meeting, Shri Pradhan assured Indias continued support to Mauritius in meeting its energy requirement. He also expressed Indias commitment in Mauritius becoming a regional petroleum hub, through requisite oil and gas sector infrastructure development, including to ensure energy security of Mauritius.

Both Ministers expressed their keenness to work towards further strengthening the bilateral engagements in the hydrocarbon sector and make it one of the important areas of bilateral cooperation between both the countries.