The average price of India’s crude oil imports fell to below $70 per barrel this month, for the first time since 2021, as international benchmarks plunged amid trade and tariff uncertainty. India, which imports 88% of the crude it consumes, saw its average cost of crude oil imports plunge by …
Read More »India’s Top Power Firm Looks to Build Small Nuclear Reactors
India’s largest power utility, NTPC, is looking to hire consultants for feasibility studies for small modular reactors that could potentially replace some of the utility’s old coal-fired power plants, Reuters reports, quoting a tender document. Small modular reactors (SMR) are believed to be simpler and cheaper to build and install. …
Read More »Indian Refiners Seek Alternatives to Russian Crude after Trump Tariff Threat
Indian oil refiners have started looking for alternative supplies of crude after President Trump threatened secondary sanctions on Russian energy exports if Moscow refuses to sign a ceasefire deal for the Ukraine. Bloomberg reported that companies such as Bharat Petroleum Corp. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. were looking for oil cargoes …
Read More »Biggest Indian Oil Producer Seeks to Diversify to Withstand Supply Glut
Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the biggest oil and gas explorer and producer in the country, plans to diversify in refining, petrochemicals, LNG trading, and renewable energy as it expects lower oil prices amid a looming crude supply glut. “Globally, we are heading to a glut …
Read More »India’s Oil Import Dependence Hits all-Time High
India’s dependence on crude oil imports is on track to set a record high in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, as Indian fuel demand continues to grow while domestic crude production remains flat. India imported 88.2% of the crude it consumed in the April 2024-February 2025 period, according …
Read More »India Strives for 500 GW Non-Fossil Power by 2030
India has been courting foreign and domestic investment in its clean energy industry in an effort to shore up energy security and meet the nation’s lofty decarbonization goals. But a new report reveals that while India has offered up record-breaking clean energy tenders, they have been met with weak demand, …
Read More »India’s Oil Imports from Russia Rebound after Initial Sanctions Chaos
Indian imports of crude oil from Russia appear to be rebounding in March following lower purchases earlier this year in the immediate aftermath of the January U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil trade. Traders have booked more non-sanctioned tankers to deliver crude to India, while the price of Russia’s flagship Urals …
Read More »Indian Refiner BPCL Seeks to Buy U.S. WTI Oil in Four Consecutive Months
India’s state-owned refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) prepares to issue a tender to buy U.S. WTI crude in four consecutive months this summer, a source with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on Friday. Indian refiners are looking to boost U.S. crude imports to diversify purchases, as the availability …
Read More »India’s Iraqi Oil Imports Rise in February, Russian Shipments Decline
India’s crude oil imports from Iraq increased in February 2025, according to data from analytics firm Kpler. India’s oil imports from Iraq increased 8.3% this month compared to January, surpassing 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd), the data showed. Conversely, imports from Russia reportedly fell by 14.9% to an average …
Read More »India’s Crude Oil Imports from Russia at Two-Year Low
The U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil trade have led to a slump in Indian imports of Russian crude, which have plunged to a two-year low in February, per data from analytics firm Kpler cited by Bloomberg. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the bans on Russian oil in the …
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