Mauritius has formalized long-term arrangements with India for the import of refined oil products, the Mauritian government said on Thursday. Officials described the agreements as part of a broader oil and gas cooperation framework but declined to provide details on quantities or the commercial and financial structure behind the deals.
The signing took place during a visit to the island by India’s Oil Minister, Hardeep Puri. According to the government statement, the package includes a government-to-government memorandum of understanding on oil and gas cooperation and a separate sales and purchase agreement with Indian Oil.
The sales and purchase agreement specifically covers supplies of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel. The Mauritian government did not specify the volumes to be supplied under the contracts or disclose pricing, payment terms or the duration of the arrangements.
Mauritius is heavily reliant on imports for its energy needs, a vulnerability the government noted in connection with the broader economic disruption linked to the Iran war. The statement highlighted the strategic nature of securing fuel supplies for the island, though it stopped short of quantifying how the new deals will alter existing import patterns.
Puri said Mauritius was the first country outside South Asia to conclude such an agreement with an Indian public-sector oil company.
The announcement did not add further information on implementation timelines, storage or logistical arrangements, or how the contracts will interact with Mauritius’s existing supply chains. With the government withholding commercial and financial specifics, observers are left without visibility on the scale, cost or contractual safeguards embedded in the accords.
For now, the agreements stand as a formal step toward closer energy ties between Mauritius and India, anchored by a government-level memorandum and a purchaser-level contract with Indian Oil covering key refined fuels used across transport, aviation and other sectors dependent on petrol and diesel.
Clear summary
Mauritius signed a government-to-government MoU and a sales and purchase agreement with Indian Oil to import petrol, diesel and aviation fuel under a long-term supply arrangement. The Mauritian government did not release volumes or commercial and financial terms. The agreements were finalized during a visit by India’s Oil Minister Hardeep Puri, who noted Mauritius was the first country outside South Asia to reach such a pact with an Indian public-sector oil firm.