India Seeks Offshore Tech Tie-Ups for Deep-Sea Oil & Hydrogen

• India-Norway tech tie-up for deep-sea oil and clean hydrogen.
• Focus on offshore tech like subsea systems and digital platforms.
• Push for green energy via hydrogen and carbon capture.

India is keen to establish advanced offshore technology collaborations with Norway to advocate deep-sea oil exploration and reinforce its clean energy transition via partnerships on hydrogen and carbon capture. The proposed joint initiatives were outlined in bilateral energy discussions earlier this week in New Delhi, where officials of the Indian petroleum and natural gas ministry met with a delegation led by Norway's Minister of Energy Terje Aasland.

Officials say the focus is technology transfer in the aerial offshore projects of new installations, using digital oil platforms, subsea processing systems, and remote asset management. India also notes it needs to deepen its offshore technology infrastructure to unleash resources from the continental shelf overseas, particularly in light of the global push for energy security and low carbon transitions.

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Norway showed a strong interest in being able to support India with its initiatives around clean hydrogen production, transport and use, as well as with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the digitalisation of a sustainable energy system. Norway's offshore energy systems are solar energy systems, its leadership in hydrogen research, and its broader influence in the offshore energy space makes it an important and strategic partner for India.

The Indian side underlined the potential of growing joint R&D and commercial application of emerging energy technologies. As India's energy needs and domestic ambitions grow, its capability to couple them with technology from around the world will be particularly important for scaling innovation.

Conversations included increasing private sector participation, facilitating knowledge sharing, and working on pilot-scale projects related to blue hydrogen, offshore digital twins, and more. The expanding Indo-Norwegian energy dialogue is representative of a shared vision of low-carbon, technology-enabled development combining existing strong legacies of oil & gas with the forward looking innovation based on clean energy.