New Delhi, July 18 -- Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday expressed confidence that India would be able to meet its energy requirements from alternative sources should Russian crude supplies be disrupted by secondary sanctions.

"I don't feel any pressure in my mind," Puri said, responding to questions about the potential impact of US sanctions on Russian oil during his address at Urja Varta, the annual conference of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH). "India has diversified its supply sources from about 27 countries earlier to nearly 40 now."

Puri cited the emergence of new suppliers such as Guyana and the potential to scale up imports from existing partners like Brazil and Canada.

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