India and Mauritius signed a key oil and gas cooperation agreement, strengthening energy security, fuel supply and strategic economic ties between the two countries.

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• India and Mauritius signed a government-to-government memorandum of understanding on oil and gas cooperation in Port Louis on August 20, 2026.
• Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Mauritius Commerce Minister John Michaël Tzoun Sao Yeung Sik Yuen signed the agreement.
• The agreement aims to strengthen bilateral energy cooperation and support reliable fuel supplies between India and Mauritius in the future.
• Indian Oil Corporation and Mauritius State Trading Corporation also signed a five-year agreement covering petrol, diesel, marine gas oil and aviation turbine fuel.
• The supply agreement is expected to support Mauritius’s fuel requirements for transportation, electricity generation, shipping and aviation sectors.
• Hardeep Singh Puri discussed energy resilience and wider strategic relations with Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam during his visit to Port Louis.
• The cooperation follows an announcement by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Indian Ocean Conference held in Port Louis in April 2026.
• The agreement strengthens India-Mauritius energy ties while supporting fuel security, commercial cooperation and stronger strategic engagement across the Indian Ocean region.