New Delhi, April 15 -- Amid a global energy supply crunch, Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri met with US ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday to discuss bilateral energy cooperation. Their talks focused on strengthening the energy partnership and securing greater access to American energy commodities for Indian companies.

Puri later posted on X, "Very happy to receive @USAmbIndia H.E. Amb Sergio Gor in my office today. We held productive discussions on the bilateral energy cooperation between our countries and discussed ways to further strengthen our comprehensive energy relationship."

The meeting is significant as India has been looking at diversifying its energy sourcing including for crude oil, li...