Rubio turns to small Indian town as US faces high oil prices
Summary
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India to focus on energy cooperation amid rising oil prices and upcoming US elections. He toured the large Jamnagar oil refinery, which can process a significant amount of crude oil, seeking ways to ease fuel supply pressures for the US.Key Facts
- Rubio visited Mumbai and Jamnagar in India during his recent trip.
- He met Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and top Indian business leaders.
- Jamnagar in Gujarat has a giant oil refinery owned by Mukesh Ambani.
- The refinery can process about 1.4 million barrels of crude oil per day (about 1.5% of global capacity).
- The visit aimed to help control US fuel prices before the November midterm elections.
- The US wants to use India's refining capacity to ease global energy supply pressures.
- Rubio skipped India’s capital, Delhi, focusing instead on energy partnerships and commercial talks.
- The US and India discussed trade, investment, energy security, and defense cooperation.
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