Russia’s fuel oil shipments went mostly to Saudi Arabia and India in July as Asia and the Middle East remain the key outlets for Moscow’s fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) amid import bans and embargoes in the West. Russia’s oil products have been banned in the EU and other …
Read More »China Scoops up Russian Crude amid U.S. Pressure on India
China has boosted imports of Russia’s flagship Urals crude, as refiners buy additional volumes of discounted oil while India is hesitant amid U.S. threats over its purchases of Russian oil. China is the top buyer of Russian crude, but most of its imports consist of the ESPO grade shipped from …
Read More »India Launches Deepwater Oil and Gas Exploration Mission
India is launching a national deepwater exploration mission to tap more of its energy resources, boost domestic energy supply, and reduce dependence on imports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. “India will harness its deepwater energy resources, strengthening energy self-reliance and reducing dependence on foreign fuel imports,” Modi said …
Read More »India Braces for Power Price Hikes as Nuclear Plant Undergoes Maintenance
India could see spikes in power prices in the coming weeks as supply will be constrained and procurement costs will rise with the shutdown of a unit at the country’s largest nuclear power plant for maintenance. India has now shut the 1-GW Unit 1 at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant …
Read More »India Challenges the West with Its Own Math on Russian Trade
The European Union has increased its imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 9% since the war in Ukraine began in 2022, even as it calls out other nations for allegedly financing the Kremlin. According to The Economic Times, Russian LNG shipments to the bloc rose while purchases from …
Read More »Trump again Threatens Major Tariff Hike on India over Russian Crude
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would “substantially raise tariffs” on Indian exports in response to the country’s continued import and resale of Russian crude oil. The remarks, posted on Truth Social, marked the first time Trump directly tied trade penalties to India’s energy sourcing decisions, according to …
Read More »India Continues Russian Oil Imports despite U.S. Sanctions
Tankers loaded with Russian crude that had stayed idle off India’s coast for days discharged their cargo at Indian oil import terminals over the weekend, in defiance of the U.S. threats of additional “penalties” on the world’s third-largest crude importer for buying Russian oil. While Indian refiners last week were …
Read More »Indian Refiners Pause Procurement after Trump Targets Russian Crude Flows
India’s state-run refiners have requested urgent guidance from the government in New Delhi following a social media post by U.S. President Donald Trump, reported by AP News, announcing a 25% tariff on Indian exports to the United States effective August 1, and warning of an additional penalty tied to India’s …
Read More »India’s ONGC Eyes Major New Refinery Project
Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the biggest oil and gas explorer and producer in the country, is considering the construction of a new refinery with a capacity of between 200,000 barrels per day and 240,000 bpd, a source from the company told Reuters on Thursday. ONGC …
Read More »India Needs Strong Petrochemical Sector to Compete with China
India should boost its petrochemicals production to meet local demand and counter China’s growing global lead in the sector, a senior executive at India’s top private refiner, Reliance Industries, said on Friday. India needs to bolster its petrochemicals presence as China is taking over “the entire petrochemical industry”, Vikram Sampat, …
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