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Rubio calls India a refining superpower. How a crude-importing nation became a top refiner
By Shounak Sanyal||7 min read at India Today
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Written by a model, not by India Today · not verifiedAI summary· Generated October 21, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Mumbai and Jamnagar in Gujarat, where he called India a 'refining superpower' due to its ability to process heavy Venezuelan crude oil.
The article explains India's history of building refining capacity despite low domestic crude reserves, highlighting Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery as a key facility for diversifying energy supplies and supporting US interests amid global supply disruptions.
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US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is currently in India, visiting not New Delhi, but rather the city of Mumbai and the town of Jamnagar, where he is set to spend a good amount of time with executives of the Indian business giant, Reliance Industries, including its Chairperson, Mukesh Ambani. It was in the course of this visit that Rubio made an interesting remark. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the Secretary of State called India a "".
India presents a curious case in the global oil industry. Countries with extensive refining networks often have substantial crude oil resources of their own, as seen in the US, Russia and several Persian Gulf nations.
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