New Delhi, October 18 - Neftegaz.RU. Indian Minister for Oil and Gas Dharmendra Pradhan urged Russian Rosneft to enhance its presence in the Indian fuel retailing sector.
«Met Global Head of Downstream and Member of Management Board Rosneft, Didier Casimiro on the sidelines of the IndiaEnergyForum. Urged Rosneft to enhance their presence in the Indian fuel retailing sector. Last year Russia had made its largest FDI in Oil & Gas sector in India,» Pradhan wrote on Twitter.
«Rosneft is also partnering with Indian OMCs in Russian projects such as Sakhalin-1, Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh. Explored further enhancing Indian presence in Russian oil & gas fields, also invited them to invest in India's Gas infrastructure,» he added.
Pradhan, meanwhile, also met Neil Saunders, CEO of Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), on the sidelines of the India Energy Forum. During the meet, he urged Saunders to take advantage of the investor-friendly regime, policy reforms and the 'Make In India' initiative to further increase their presence in India's hydrocarbon market.