Amidst the wars and chaos of today, India is on the verge of a large oil find that could potentially skyrocket its position in the oil market.This new revelation comes from India’s exploration of potential oil reservoirs in the Andaman Sea, which is located southeast of the Bay of Bengal.Since the 1950s, India has worked with its national oil company, the Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC), to survey and discern the area’s bountiful oil content. However, Indonesia and Myanmar have had the most success in oil drilling.India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri revealed while at the annual UrjaVatra event on Thursday, July 17, 2025, that India is planning to drill and explore for more hydrocarbons in an area of more than 2,00,000 sq km under Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP), with a target to increase exploration acreage to 0.5 million sq km by 2025 and 1.0 million sq km by 2030.With this exploration venture, the recent Russian oil sanctions placed by the United States (US) for countries dealing with oil from Russia allow India to take charge of who and what gets a say in their Oil and Gas industry.An opportunity is now created for the country to reduce its need for oil importation from the Eastern country, which delivers 40% of the country’s crude oil needs, while also increasing its economic growth to the trillions.Consequently, the positive implications this may have on Guyana’s diplomatic relations with India and the US are real. With the reduced reliance on Russian oil under US sanctions pressure, strengthening the geopolitical alignment between India and the West may foster pertinent investment and diplomatic opportunities.Guyana, which has always been seen as a pro-West democratic producer, may benefit diplomatically and commercially from aligning with countries that avoid Russian crude.The post India holds several Guyana-sized Oil reserves in Andaman Region –has great diplomatic potential despite Russian sanctions appeared first on Sheriff News Network - Guyana.