Chevron, Total in talks with ONGC for upstream projects in India

Chevron and Total Energies are engaged in separate partnership talks with ONGC NSE 1.26 % for upstream projects in India in a sign of growing interest in the country’s exploration sector that has barely received attention from foreign energy firms in recent years.

Senior executives of Chevron of the US and ONGC discussed opportunities in the Indian exploration sector last month, while ONGC and France’s Total have formed a technical committee comprising key executives to consider various opportunities, people familiar with the matter said.