Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held discussions with Roseneft CEO Igor Ivanovich Sechin through videoconference. He thanked Sechin for shipping crude oil to the Paradip Port for the first time, the MoU for which was signed between the (IOCL and the Roseneft in March). Pradhan also held discussions on the concerning scenario in the global energy sector and increasing cooperation between the Indian companies and Roseneft. The Minister also discussed the effects of coronavirus pandemic on the world energy and gas sector and the OPEC and Russia decreasing production of oil.
