New Delhi, March 28 -- Brazil, the top South American oil producer, can help meet India's crude oil demand and, in turn, import more diesel from New Delhi, the world's fourth-largest refiner, said Brazilian ambassador to India Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nóbrega in an interview.

He also talked about a possible collaboration between Indian and Brazilian oil refining companies to set up a refinery in Brazil, which imports petroleum products, especially diesel.

His remarks come as New Delhi looks to diversify energy supplies and secure equity oil and gas from Brazil, the world's seventh-largest crude producer and exporter, amid the US-Israel-Iran war that has prompted energy-importing nations such as India to shore up supplies.

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