Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met Canada’s Minister for International Trade Maninder Sidhu to discuss opportunities to expand bilateral hydrocarbon trade. The meeting took place during Sidhu’s official visit to India. In a post on X, Puri noted that bilateral hydrocarbons trade reached $226.45 million in FY24–25 and carries “substantial upside potential”. Discussions centred on strengthening energy ties, investment linkages and diversifying supply avenues. Canada, which exported 6.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day to 110 countries in 2024, currently sells 94.4 per cent of its output to the United States. Ottawa is seeking to diversify away from its heavy dependence on the U.S. market, particularly in the wake of tariff measures introduced under President Donald

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