据8月16日Neftegaz.RU.报道，印度和俄罗斯就扩大能源领域的合作展开讨论，新德里正在寻求新的石油和天然气来源，以实现进口来源多样化。
印度在俄罗斯石油和天然气项目的累计投资超过150亿美元。俄罗斯是印度就石油和天然气领域在海外投资的最大目的地。
印度石油部长普里指出，“印度在俄罗斯石油和天然气部门进行了大量投资，我们审查了印度石油和天然气公司在俄罗斯上游领域的投资，包括液化天然气和原油。我们还审查了俄罗斯在印度下游部门的投资”。
2017年，俄罗斯石油公司及其合作伙伴斥资129亿美元收购了印度埃萨石油有限公司（Essar），更名为Nayara能源公司。
2020年，印度国际石油公司与俄罗斯石油公司签署了一项协议，每年购买200万吨原油。这是两国有史以来第一个年度石油采购协议。
印度石油部在去年2月与俄罗斯石油公司签署协议时曾表示，印度也在寻求从俄罗斯进口液化天然气，并在寻找印度公司参与西伯利亚和北极地区基础设施开发项目的机会。
印度传统上主要依赖中东地区满足其油气需求，目前正探索从俄罗斯到美国的油气资源，以实现这一篮子油气资源的多样化。
印度正寻求加强其在俄罗斯远东地区的经济存在。在2019年访问符拉迪沃斯托克期间，莫迪总理宣布，新德里将提供10亿美元贷款，以帮助该地区的经济发展。
远东地区拥有巨大的石油和天然气储量，新德里方面有意从中分一杯羹。
王佳晶 摘译自 Neftegaz.RU.
原文如下：
India and Russia discuss expanding cooperation in energy sector
India and Russia align="justify"> India's cumulative investment in oil & gas projects in Russia exceeds $15 billion.
It is the single largest destination of Indian overseas investment in the oil & gas sector.
Indian Oil Minister Puri noted:
Russia is the largest investor in India's energy sector and India has made significant investments in the Russian oil & gas sector.
We reviewed the align="justify"> We also reviewed Russian investments in India's downstream sector.
Russian Rosneft and its partner in 2017 bought Essar Oil, renamed Nayara Energy, for $12.9 billion.
In 2020, state-owned Indian IOC signed a deal with Rosneft for the annual purchase of 2 million tonne of crude oil.
This is the 1st-ever annual oil purchase deal between the 2 countries.
India is also looking to import LNG from Russia and is looking for opportunities for involvement of Indian companies in infrastructure development projects in the Siberian and Arctic region, the Indian oil ministry had said at the time of signing of the deal with Rosneft in February last year.
India traditionally relies align="justify"> India is looking to bolster its economic presence in the Russian Far East.
During a 2019 visit to Vladivostok, PM Narendra Modi announced that New Delhi would provide a $1 billion loan to aid the region's economic development.
The Fast East has huge oil and gas reserves and New Delhi is interested in securing a pie of that.
