Over the years, Ministry has taken several initiatives to promote collaboration with partner countries and international organisations by signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)/ Letter of Intent (LoI) and facilitating regular energy dialogues.

The division also convene Bilateral / Multilateral / Joint Working Group (JWG)/ Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC)/ Joint Commission Meeting (JCM)at the level of Minister, Secretary and Joint Secretary.

In addition, the division also foster collaborating under various multilateral / trilateral cooperation frameworks like G20, QUAD, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS), India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) etc.

The division also facilitates Indian oil and gas Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to aggressively pursue opportunities for acquiring quality oil and gas assets overseas. The division also encourages the companies to diversify oil and gas sources to maintain a balanced portfolio.

The division is also responsible to organising India’s flagship energy event “India Energy Week (IEW)” a platform to attract global collaborations, dialogues, technology exchanges and trades across the entire energy value chain.