Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 15, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Delta International Oil & Gas Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001112985
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		32,338,826