New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Seeking to diversify players in its fast-growing energy sector, Guyana has invited Indian companies to participate in the exploration and production of crude oil, with oil blocks slated for auction in 2026.

Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Guyana High Commissioner Dharamkumar Seeraj expressed optimism that energy ties between the two countries will grow in the coming years, while noting that Guyana supplied nearly six million barrels of crude oil to India in 2025.

This statement comes at a time when India is actively working to diversify its energy supply chains, geopolitical uncertainties, and US sanctions linked to purchases of Russian oil.

Guyana's oil sector is booming, transforming the small South American natio...