Iraq continued to be India’s second-largest crude oil supplier during September. According to Kpler, a prominent source of market analytics for the energy and maritime sectors, Russia remained India’s top oil supplier in September, accounting for 33.3 percent of total oil imports, Shafaq News reported. In September, India imported 1.6 …
Read More »India Benefits as Russian Oil Floods Market
More crude oil from Russia has become available for Indian refiners as Ukrainian drone attacks have reduced the Russian refining capacity, an Indian government official Reuters on Monday. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India has relied on the discounted Russian crude banned in the West to reduce its crude …
Read More »India Eyes Long-Term U.S. LPG Supply
India’s biggest state-owned oil companies seek long-term supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States for the first time, according to tender documents Bloomberg has reviewed. Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPRL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) are seeking long-term deals with the U.S. for …
Read More »India’s Diesel Flows to Europe Jump to all-Time High
India likely exported the highest-ever monthly volume of diesel to Europe in September, as higher premiums and curbed capacity due to maintenance in Europe incentivized Indian refiners to ship more fuel to the west, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing vessel-tracking data and trade sources. India is estimated to have exported …
Read More »U.S. Presses India: Cut Russian Oil Imports or Watch Trade Deal Slip away
Washington is making it clear to New Delhi: any path forward on a U.S.–India trade deal runs through Russia’s oil fields. In recent talks, U.S. trade negotiators told Indian counterparts that curbing purchases of Russian crude is critical to lowering America’s punitive tariffs and unlocking a deal, sources told Reuters …
Read More »India Urges State Governments to Buy more Renewable Power
India’s federal government is in discussions with state governments to have them buy more renewable sources for power generation, Indian federal Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on Monday. State-held utilities have been delaying purchases of clean energy recently, the minister said at an energy conference in …
Read More »Ukraine to Cut Imports of Indian Diesel over Russian Oil Links
Ukraine is restricting imports of diesel from India due to India’s continued purchases of Russian crude, which holds about a third of total Indian oil imports. Effective October 1, Ukraine will restrict imports of Indian diesel and will check samples of the diesel in laboratories to detect the presence of …
Read More »Top Indian Refiner Snubs U.S. Oil in Latest Tender
India’s top refiner, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IndianOil), has forgone buying U.S. crude at this week’s tender, instead opting for Middle Eastern and West African crude, sources in the oil trade industry told Reuters on Friday. At the previous tender last week, IOC bought as many as 5 million barrels …
Read More »India’s Electricity Generation Jumps as Industry Rebounds
India’s manufacturing activity, which consumes about half of the country’s power supply, surged in August to the highest level in 17 years, driving the fastest growth in electricity generation in five months. India saw a 4% rise in power generation in August, according to a Reuters analysis of data from …
Read More »Russia Remains India’s Top Oil Supplier despite U.S. Pressure
Russia kept its number-one spot as the biggest crude oil supplier to India in July, despite U.S. pressure on India over its continued imports of Russian crude. Amid difficult U.S.-India trade talks, the Trump Administration has singled out India to punish as a buyer of Russian crude. After weeks of …
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