Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy has urged Qatar to increase supply of crude oil and liquefied natural gas to India. He also invited their business houses to invest in Indian public sector energy firms. Qatar's Minister for Industry and Energy Mohammed bin Saleh al Sada met Reddy in New Delhi on Friday and discussed the possibilities of increasing oil and gas supplies and investments.

According to an official statement Sada reiterated Qatar's commitment to India to not only supply LNG under existing contracts but also additional quantities for which discussions are going on. The Qatari minister also offered to supply liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and crude oil condensates which can be processed to produce white fuels like petrol, kerosene, aviation turbine fuel and naphtha. The two ministers stressed the need for expediting the process of evaluating the present opportunities for mutual cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector.