Oil minister Hardeep Puri dials UAE for affordable oil prices
NEW DELHI: As fuel prices climbed to a record high, India’s new petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri has started dialling oil-producing nations to impress upon them for a need to make prices affordable for consumers.
Puri, who last week called energy minister of Qatar, on Wednesday dialled his counterpart in the UAE, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.
“Conveyed my desire to work closely with UAE and other friendly countries to bring a sense of calm, predictability and realism among other suppliers in the energy market to make it more affordable for consumers,” Puri tweeted.
The rebound in international oil prices from lows hit in May on the back of demand recovery has sent petrol and diesel rates to a record high in India.
