Mukesh Ambani tours Jamnagar refinery with US Secretary Rubio, touts energy and digital projects
Reliance Industries chair Mukesh Ambani showed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio around the Jamnagar refinery and highlighted plans for new energy giga-factories and data-centre construction.
In New Delhi, Mukesh Ambani guided US Secretary of State Marco Rubio through Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar complex, underscoring its capacity to handle hard Venezuelan crude. He outlined the company’s expansion into New Energy giga-factories and large-scale data-centre projects, while Rubio highlighted the recent rise of US LPG shipments to India and the Trump administration’s $300 billion refinery initiative that could involve Reliance.
US Ambassador Sergio Gor posted that India’s LPG imports from the US have jumped from under 10 % to 67 % in a year, making the US the top supplier. The discussion also touched on the strategic importance of refining Venezuelan oil, a key point in US policy. Executive director Anant Ambani participated, focusing on the synergy between energy supply and digital infrastructure. No concrete investment details were disclosed, but both sides signaled interest in deeper partnership.
Why it matters
The meeting signals expanding India-US cooperation in energy and digital infrastructure, with potential new refinery projects and technology investments.
How this story developed
- Oct 14 US Secretary Rubio heads commercial delegation to Central Asia and India this week
- Oct 16 The Ministry confirmed the October 20 meeting between Rubio and Jaishankar.
- Oct 20 The United States announced a 60‑day reprieve on sanctions targeting buyers of Russian oil.
- Oct 21 Rubio held a trilateral meeting with India’s external affairs minister and the UAE foreign minister on regional energy security.
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