Hardeep Singh Puri, India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs, is scheduled to speak to international investors in Dubai, UAE. The meeting of the industry leaders and investors will be used as a platform to outline the government's plans to boost oil and gas investment. The meet will be used to learn about best global practises and discuss reforms with business leaders.

National Oil Companies (NOCs), international oil & gas majors, sovereign funds, and institutional investors will be able to have in-depth discussions with regulators and decision-makers from the Indian oil and gas sector at the round table, adding that they will be exploring collaboration opportunities in India and understanding the country's ongoing market and regulatory reforms.

India is the world's third-largest oil consumer and fourth-largest LNG importer, and it is a major player in the oil and gas industry.

The discussions are intended at taking advantage of this opportunity to invite international investors to participate in and benefit from the country's goal of becoming energy self-sufficient and its vision of achieving energy security.

India's growing importance in the global oil and gas value chain, energy security, access, and the transition to sustainable energy, as well as Indo-UAE energy cooperation, will all be covered during the round table.

The round-table will be attended by Dr Aman Puri, Consul General of India in Dubai; Subhash Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, ONGC; Prachur Sah, CEO, Cairn Oil and Gas and Prashant Modi, Managing Director & CEO, Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited & Chairman, FICCI Hydrocarbons Committee.