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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was scheduled to visit Reliance’s refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on October 21, during a two-day India trip focused in reporting by Hindustan Times on global energy security.

Rubio met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Mumbai on October 20, according to The Hindu, The New Indian Express and Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times also reported that Rubio urged India to increase its purchases of American energy.

Hindustan Times described the Jamnagar facility as India’s largest oil refinery, while Al Jazeera described Reliance’s refinery as the world’s largest. Those descriptions remain attributable to the respective publications.

Al Jazeera characterized Reliance as central to Washington’s efforts involving Russian energy buyers and oil prices amid the war on Iran. The supplied reporting does not include an explicit official confirmation of those objectives, and it establishes a scheduled or reported refinery visit rather than confirming that Rubio completed it.

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  1. Hindustan TimesMarco Rubio India visit LIVE updates: Rubio to visit Jamnagar refinery today, trip to focus on global energy security
  2. The HinduRubio calls India a ‘refining superpower’ amid crude oil crisis; meets MEA S. Jaishankar in Mumbai
  3. The New Indian ExpressGreat to meet’ amid oil woes: Rubio on talks with Jaishankar, UAE FM
  4. Al Jazeera CultureWhy Rubio is visiting Reliance’s oil refinery in India, the world’s largest