The buyout shop is making the investment through its unit Carlyle International Energy Partners, a fund that focuses on oil and gas exploration and production.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi envisage broader collaboration between hydrocarbon companies in oil and gas exploration and production as well as in LNG projects and supplies.
An index of oil and gas exploration and production tumbled 8.15 percent on Friday as US crude fell almost 10 percent to around USD 66.36 per barrel to hit its lowest in 4-1/2 years.
The Prime Minister-appointed Rangarajan Committee is likely to present its report on changes in the regime governing oil and gas exploration contracts as well as pricing of natural gas in the second half of December.
Narendra Taneja, South Asia Bureau Chief of Upstream tells CNBC-TV18 said that although, the Mozambique offshore is supposed to be floating on gas, it is a comparatively new kid on the block with no big history of offshore oil and gas exploration.