India expects its purchase of U.S. energy products to increase after President Donald Trump's announcement to maximise U.S. oil and gas production, said Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in a meeting on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump launched a sweeping overhaul of US energy policy hours after taking office Monday, putting the weight of the federal government behind fossil-fuel production and pulling back from the fight against climate change.

Trump said In his inaugural address that the US has "the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth, and we are going to use it."

India is likely to increase its purchases of U.S. oil and gas after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to maximise U.S. oil and gas production. "There is a possibility of more energy purchase between India and U.