India discusses raising oil imports from Brazil, minister Puri says

India has discussed raising oil imports from Brazil in a meeting with the head of the South American nation's state-run oil giant Petrobras, India's oil minister said on Friday.

"We discussed steps to further enhance crude oil purchases between Petrobras and Indian energy companies and opportunities to collaborate in India and Brazil, especially in offshore deep/ ultra-deep-water exploration and production projects," minister Hardeep Singh Puri posted on social media platform X.