Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held  a discussion  with U.S  Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on India-U.S. energy relationship, especially the Strategic Energy Partnership through Video Conference.

In a tweet, Mr Pradhan said that Mr Juster recognised that the energy component is emerging as a key constituent of the India-US strategic partnership. He said that they also discussed further bolstering cooperation in the  natural gas sector.

Mr Pradhan invited US companies to engage more intensely in developing the gas infrastructure in the country. He also reviewed the  strategic petroleum reserves  cooperation  initiated in June this year.