In the face of international scrutiny, India has staunchly defended its substantial purchases of Russian crude oil since the onset of the Ukraine war. A recent report from a parliamentary panel highlighted that all import deals were executed within the scope of Western sanctions imposed on Moscow for its involvement …
Read More »Half of Russia’s 2023 Oil and Petroleum Exports Went to China
Half of Russia’s oil and petroleum exports in 2023 will have gone to China while India’s share has risen in two years to 40%, Russia’s state news agencies cited Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying in remarks published on Wednesday. “The main partners in the current situation are China, …
Read More »TotalEnergies Invests Rs 2495 cr in Adani Energy Project
French energy giant TotalEnergies has invested Rs 2495.10 ($300 million) crore in a renewable energy joint venture (JV) with Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL). In a statement, AGEL said it completed “1,050 MW joint venture (JV) with TotalEnergies. As part of the JV, TotalEnergies invested $300 million in AGEL subsidiary, …
Read More »5 Million Barrels of Russian Oil Stuck En Route to India
Nearly five million barrels of Sokol grade crude oil from Russia is languishing en route to Indian refiners, caught in a sanctions trap for a month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg, citing tanker tracker data, one tanker, the NS Century, remains stuck near Sri Lanka due to …
Read More »India Resumes Imports of Venezuela’s Crude Oil
India is resuming imports of crude oil from Venezuela for the first purchases since 2020 as the U.S. lifted most of the sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry in October. The easing of the sanctions now allows the production, lifting, sale, and exportation of oil or gas from Venezuela, and the …
Read More »India’s Oil Demand Growth is Set for a Slowdown in 2024
Crude oil demand growth in India is projected to slow down next year as the post-pandemic rebound begins to lose momentum both in China and India. This is according to Rystad Energy, whose head of oil trading Mukesh Sahdev predicts India’s oil demand growth will fall to 150,000 bpd in …
Read More »India’s Imports of Russian Oil Averaged $84.20 per Barrel in October
India’s purchases of Russian crude oil averaged $84.20 per barrel in October—the highest price the world’s third-largest crude importer has paid since the $60 price cap came into force at the end of last year, according to preliminary data from the Indian government cited by Reuters. The price India paid …
Read More »India could Boost Russian Crude Imports as Prices Fall
As the price of Russia’s flagship crude fell below the $60 per barrel price cap and international benchmarks slumped, India expects to increase its purchases of Russian oil, an anonymous senior government official in India told Reuters on Friday. The price of Russia’s flagship crude, Urals, has dropped below the …
Read More »Sanctioned Tankers could Undermine India’s Push to Buy Cheap Russian Oil
India is still considering whether to allow a now-sanctioned tanker carrying Russian oil to approach and dock at one of its ports—a sign that the U.S. clampdown on Russian crude trade could limit India’s ability to buy and import cheaper oil. The NS Century tanker is owned by Russia’s state-owned …
Read More »India Looks to Triple Underground Coal Mining Production
One of the world’s top coal producers and users, India, aims to triple its coal production from underground mines as it seeks to meet energy demand with what it says is a more “eco-friendly” way to produce coal than opencast mines, a senior Indian official has told the Financial Times. …
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