New Delhi, July 10 -- Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri has spoken to Haitham Al Ghais, the secretary general of Opec, on ways to ensure that oil markets remain balanced and predictable, an official statement said on Thursday.

During the 9th Opec International Seminar in Vienna on Wednesday, the minister also met several stakeholders in the oil and gas space, including Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigerian minister of state for petroleum resources; Wael Sawan, CEO of Shell; Murray Auchincloss, CEO of bp; and Russel Hardy, Group CEO of Vitol.

The statement said that at the seminar, Puri met the secretary general of Opec. "They discussed India's strong partnership with Opec and ways to ensure that oil markets remain balan...