Dharmendra Pradhan invites US oil, gas firms to invest in India; eyes this much investment in 5 years

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan invited the US companies and investors to engage and invest in India, ahead of the second ministerial meeting of India and the US Strategic Energy Partnership scheduled tomorrow. Dharmendra Pradhan said that India will see an investment of over $118 billion in the oil and gas sector in the next five years. He added that India is preparing to meet the needs of a fast-growing economy, hence the country is striving for setting up oil and gas exploration facilities and natural gas infrastructure, including the development of gas supply and distribution networks across the country.