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Marco Rubio Praises Reliance and Jamnagar Refinery in Exclusive Interview
- •US Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted Reliance Industries as a very important company during an exclusive interview with Network18 Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi.
- •Rubio discussed plans to visit the Jamnagar refinery, emphasizing its massive refining capacity and significant investments in the United States.
- •The conversation covered India-US strategic cooperation, the upcoming Quad leaders summit, and the importance of concrete outcomes from the alliance.
- •Discussions also touched on energy security, trade interests, and the potential for India to diversify its energy supplies including Venezuelan crude.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Reliance Industries as a very important company with extraordinary refining capacity during an exclusive interview with Network18 Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi. He highlighted the company's role in helping India diversify its energy supplies and mentioned its investments in the United States.
Marco Rubio's visit to Reliance's Jamnagar refinery is aimed at exploring opportunities for the United States and India to work more closely on energy supplies, including processing crude oil sourced from the Western Hemisphere. He noted that it made sense to examine the company's operations firsthand.
Rubio stated that as energy production increases in Venezuela, India has a long history of being able to refine that crude oil. He noted that Reliance's refining capabilities provide an opportunity to help India diversify its energy supply chains.
