May 1, 2018 / 12:09 PM / Updated an hour ago

India's seeks Japan's help building LNG facilities

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India asked Japan on Tuesday to help build infrastructure needed to boost usage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) both in India and elsewhere in Asia, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said after a meeting with Japan’s trade minister Hiroshige Seko.

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks on phone during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India and Japan also discussed possibilities for joint venture energy projects in Asia and Africa, Pradhan tweeted after his meeting with Seko.

Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore