

Canada back in play: Indian Oil to double down on assets as ties improve
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Panaji: Indian Oil Corp. plans to step up exploration and production activity in Canada and explore sourcing crude oil and liquefied natural gas from the country, as India and Canada move to rebuild strained diplomatic ties, chairman and managing director Arvinder Singh Sahney said in an interview.
“We will be one of the major (Indian) companies (in Canada). We'll be moving ahead. We will be working on several areas with Canada.
It may be sourcing crude, sourcing of LNG and it may be exploring there. We generally go ahead with a local partner globally for exploration and we can do more exploration there," Sahney told Mint. The push comes as New Delhi and Ottawa work on a strategic reset following a change in leadership in Canada, with Prime Minister Mark Carney assuming office, and after a period of tensions over pro-Khalistan elements based in Canada.
Both countries are also navigating new US tariffs and are seeking to deepen energy partnerships. Earlier this week, India and Canada launched a renewed Ministerial Energy Dialogue, with both sides stressing the importance of energy security and diversity of supply for the economic vitality of the two countries. Bilateral ties have revived over the past year after both countries expelled each other’s diplomats and India recalled its high commissioner from Canada in October 2024.
Canada is currently not supplying energy to India. However, with India consistently diversifying its energy sourcing basket, efforts to boost energy ties have accelerated. Canada is the world’s fourth-largest oil producer, producing over 5 million barrels per day as of 2024, according to data from the Canadian government.
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