New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Leading global oil and gas companies endorsed India's evolution as a premier destination for their Global Capability Centres (GCCs), emphasizing the country's transformation from a cost-effective back-office location to a strategic hub for innovation and research and development.

These insights emerged on the third day of India Energy Week 2025 during a session titled "India's Global Capability Centres -- Harnessing the evolution of Oil & Gas R&D". Industry leaders from ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, bp, and SLB shared their experiences.

Monte Dobson, CEO of ExxonMobil India, highlighted "talent at scale" as India's most compelling advantage, while Shell's VP of Engineering Technology, Ajay Mehta, emphasized that wage...