{"id":16704,"date":"2026-01-27T08:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=16704"},"modified":"2026-01-27T08:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:25:24","slug":"canada-to-boost-oil-and-gas-exports-to-india-as-relations-thaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/16704\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada to boost oil and gas exports to India as relations thaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0Canada and India will pledge to expand trade in oil and gas as the countries reboot their relationship after a diplomatic chill.<\/p>\n

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Ottawa will commit to ship more crude oil, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas to India, while New Delhi will send more refined petroleum products to Canada, following a meeting between Canadian Energy Minister Tim Hodgson and Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, according to a joint statement seen by Bloomberg News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The ministers will meet at India Energy Week in Goa on Tuesday, using the event to relaunch a \u201cministerial energy dialogue.\u201d The mechanism, once the main channel for energy cooperation between the two countries, fell dormant amid an explosive dispute over the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The renewed push marks one of Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s major efforts to diversify Canada\u2019s export markets at a time of escalating trade tensions with the U.S. It also reflects his government\u2019s shift toward pragmatic, economy-first diplomacy with major Asian partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Hodgson and Puri will also commit to facilitating greater reciprocal investment in each other\u2019s energy sectors and to exploring collaboration in areas including hydrogen, biofuels, battery storage, critical minerals, electricity systems and the use of artificial intelligence in the energy industry, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The relaunch of the dialogue signals that both governments see untapped potential \u2014 and strategic value \u2014 in tightening an energy relationship that had been left to drift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Carney is expected to visit India in the coming weeks as part of the reset. He and Prime Minister Narendra Modi restarted talks in November toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Two\u2011way goods trade between Canada and India hit C$13.3 billion (US$9.7 billion) in 2024, and Ottawa sees far more room to grow \u2014 especially in energy. India accounts for just one per cent of Canada\u2019s critical minerals exports, a gap the government says underscores the scale of the opportunity. Canada began exporting LNG to Asia as of June 2025, and its LPG terminals have relatively short shipping routes to India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline has opened a direct path for crude shipments to India, though most Canadian barrels headed there still move through the U.S. Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Carney\u2019s India visit later this year will follow his recent trip to Beijing, where he and President Xi Jinping agreed to reduce tariff barriers \u2014 a move that spurred U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa \u201cmakes a deal with China.\u201d Carney has stressed Canada isn\u2019t seeking a free trade agreement with the Asian giant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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