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Venezuela Names India Preferred Energy Partner, Lifts Oil Imports

6/4/2026

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Venezuela named India its “preferred partner” for energy cooperation to deepen oil ties.
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 4, 2026, to expand collaboration.
India imported about 427,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan crude in May 2026, its second-largest foreign supplier.
The talks proceed as India confronts oil disruptions from the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran that has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz.

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Venezuela named India its “preferred partner” for energy cooperation to deepen oil ties.
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 4, 2026, to expand collaboration.
India imported about 427,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan crude in May 2026, its second-largest foreign supplier.
The talks proceed as India confronts oil disruptions from the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran that has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz.