Govt invites France’s TotalEnergies to bid for oil exploration rights
India has invited French oil major TotalEnergies to bid for oil exploration rights in the country, as the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer seeks to reduce its dependence on costly imports.
Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said he had met TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne in Abu Dhabi and invited him to bid for exploration rights to one million square kilometres of blocks across the country that have been opened up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
