Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri today said that India has achieved a milestone towards energy self-sufficiency. In a social media post, Mr Puri informed that Urja Bharat PTE Limited, a joint venture between Indian Oil and Bharat Petro Resources Limited, has successfully discovered light crude oil in Abu Dhabi’s Onshore Block-1. He said that this discovery has been made in both the Shilaif play and the Habshan reservoir.

Mr Puri highlighted that such international partnerships will further strengthen India’s energy security. He also said that this achievement marks an important step in Indian Oil’s expanding global upstream journey and reflects the technical excellence and dedication of Indian teams.