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PM interacts with global oil and gas experts

| | Jan 05, 2016, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with global oil and gas experts.

The interaction, which lasted over two hours, also included Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog Arvind Panagariya, besides top officials from the Government and NITI Aayog.

The discussions focused on subjects such as increasing the share of gas in India's energy mix, fresh investment in oil and gas exploration in India, regulatory frameworks, international acquisition of oil and gas assets, emerging areas such as shale gas and coal-bed methane, and the oil and gas sector related possibilities of "Make in India."

The Prime Minister emphasized his vision for a fresh look at the sector, to bring in investment, technological upgradation, and development of human resource.

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