Indicative of a potential revival in energy cooperation, Union Minister for Petroleum Hardeep Singh Puri met his Iranian counterpart Mohsen Paknejad on the sidelines of the BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting Thursday. Describing the meeting, Mr. Puri wrote on his social media, “We explored opportunities to cooperate in the energy sector. India remains committed to enhancing energy security through dialogue, partnership and mutually beneficial engagement.” India had halted purchases of crude from Tehran in 2019 following U.S. sanctions. According to data from S&P Global Commodities at Sea, India purchased 518 thousand barrel per day of Iranian oil in 2018 which slowed…
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