The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan co-chaired the 3rd India-Canada Energy Dialogue with Mr James Gordon Carr, Minister of Natural Resources of Canada in New Delhi.
Canada and India bilateral relationship was elevated to “Strategic Partnership’ during the visit of the Prime Minister Modi to Canada in 2015.
Canada is also a prominent G-20 member.
During the Energy Dialogue, both sides discussed aspects of bilateral energy sector engagements.
These included: Indian investments in Canadian upstream sector, sourcing of crude and technologies from Canada, and the recently launched Discovered Small Fields Bidding Round.
Canada has some of the world’s most advanced technologies in the hydrocarbon sector.
Both sides also discussed regulatory best practices in the hydrocarbon sector, collaboration in the field of technology, including R&D, Shale gas and gas hydrates technology and clean fuel technology.