India has initiated exploratory talks with Iraq to assess the possibility of building facilities to liquefy natural gas that is flared at the West Asian country’s oil and gas facilities, and transporting it as liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India, a senior government official said. The proposal came up during …
Read More »India Refiners Start Yuan Payments for Russian Oil Imports
Indian refiners have begun paying for some oil imports from Russia in Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Western sanctions force Moscow and its customers to find alternatives to the dollar for settling payments. Western punishments over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have shifted global trade …
Read More »World Bank Approves $1.5 Billion for Green Energy in India
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has recently approved 1.5 billion dollars in financing to accelerate India’s development of low-carbon energy. In a statement, the World Bank has said that the financing will help India promote low-carbon energy by scaling up renewable energy, developing green hydrogen, and stimulating climate …
Read More »India’s Rising Role in U.S. Commodity Trade
In a recent interview, Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator at the Financial Times, explored the growing relationship between the U.S. and India. The article primarily targets a British audience, but still playfully mock the Brits’ obsession with the “special relationship” between the UK and US. Most people acknowledge that …
Read More »IEA: India to Add 1 mb/d of Refining Capacity by 2028
India, the world’s fourth largest crude oil refiner, is expected to add one million barrels per day (mb/d) of refining capacity in the next five years. According to the latest refining capacity numbers by the International Energy Agency (IEA), India will increase its refining capacity from 5.2 mb/d in 2022 …
Read More »India Looks to Fund State Refiners’ Net-Zero Operations Goals
India’s government this week asked some of the biggest state oil refiners to launch rights issues with which the authorities plan to help fund the firms’ net-zero and energy transition goals, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting sources with knowledge of the matter. The government will be seeking equity in Indian …
Read More »Russian Oil to Make up 30% of India’s Imports
Russia may account for almost a third of India’s oil imports by the end of the current financial year, Arun Kumar Singh, the head of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd, was cited as saying on Saturday by Russian news agency Interfax. “The share of Russian oil imports, which …
Read More »India to soon Overtake China as Largest Oil Demand Driver
India will soon overtake China as the largest driver of global oil demand, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. Birol made this statement during a G20 event in New Delhi, emphasizing the “rapid growth of electrification in cars and buses in China as …
Read More »Lloyd’s Register Punishes Indian Shipping Company for Carrying Russian Oil
Lloyd’s Register has removed the certification of 21 vessels operated by Indian shipping company Gatik Ship Management, which is one of the biggest shippers of Russian oil abroad. “Lloyd’s Register is committed to facilitating compliance with sanctions regulations on the trading of Russian oil,” Lloyd’s Register told Reuters, which reported …
Read More »India to Become Major Exporter of Green Hydrogen by 2040
Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that India will turn into as a major green hydrogen hub and exporter by 2040, catering to both domestic and global demand. Speaking at the CII Annual Session 2023, the minister said that the energy demand in …
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