India keen to invest in extraction of critical minerals in Canada: Hardeep Singh Puri

28 Jan 2026 Evaluate

Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that India is keen to invest in the extraction of critical minerals in Canada and will mount a delegation soon to discuss joint collaboration in the sector. After meeting with visiting Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, on the sidelines of India Energy Week, Puri stated that both sides have agreed to strengthen bilateral energy trade. This includes the supply of Canadian LNG, LPG, and crude oil to India, along with the export of refined petroleum products from India to Canada. 

He said ‘Canada has critical minerals... they also have four small modular reactors (SMRs) -- areas we are interested in.’ The two affirmed the immense importance of energy security and diversity of supply. Canada has set a goal of becoming an energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy, with export diversification as a priority while India, as the epicentre of the global energy landscape, offers a natural and symbiotic partnership grounded in scale, stability, and long-term opportunity.

Canada has current and emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, is increasing production and exports of crude oil to markets in Asia and is advancing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exports to Asia. Meanwhile, India, as the world's third-largest oil consumer, fourth-largest LNG importer, third-largest LPG consumer, and with the fourth-largest refining capacity, is expected to remain at the center of the global energy landscape, accounting for more than one-third of the growth in global energy demand over the next two decades.

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