IOCL agrees for oil supply contracts with Petrobras, Ecopetrol

State-owned Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. has inked long-term oil supply contracts with Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and Colombia’s state-run Ecopetrol SA, boosting the country’s energy security. The contract with Petrobras for 1.7 million metric tonne per annum (mmtpa) was inked during India’s petroleum and natural gas secretary Pankaj Jain visit to Brazil last week