Crude Oil

Indian oil refiners change tactics, hire tankers to sail through Hormuz

Refiners are shifting from relying on Gulf producers and traders to transport crude through Hormuz, seeking to reduce the premium paid for cost-and-freight shipments

Russia remains India's top crude supplier in September amid supply squeeze

Russia supplied 1.74 million barrels per day of crude to India in September through September 27, as constrained West Asian supplies limited alternatives for refiners

'Brace for more correction': Mkt outlook cautious after 7 weeks of decline

Nifty 50 matches its seven-week losing streak during the 2020 Covid crash as elevated crude prices, rising US Treasury yields and weak foreign flows weigh on equities

Replacing 1 mn bpd of Russian oil could cost India up to $3.7 bn a year

India may face higher crude costs and tighter supply as refiners look for alternatives to Russian barrels amid US tariff pressure and rising fuel demand

West Asia troubles may exacerbate: Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India has navigated the crisis so far, but closure of key chokepoints could create supply challenges if the conflict escalates

High crude leaves OMCs losing ₹530 crore a day on fuel sales: Icra

Underrecoveries reach Rs 8/litre on petrol and Rs 9/litre on diesel in September

India's crude import bill rises 48% to $74.8 bn in Apr-Aug amid high costs

India spent $24.4 billion more on crude in April-August despite a 0.4% fall in import volumes as prices rose in international markets amid supply concerns due to the West Asia conflict

Strait of Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, says US commander

Oil and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have reached their highest level in six months, according to a US commander

Crude supply, not price, worries Indian refiners on W Asia, Russia squeeze

Price headache is turning into a physical procurement crisis for importing countries

Crude oil spike drags rupee to nearly 96 per dollar; Nifty dips 1.2%

The Indian crude basket rose to $128.70 a barrel, adding to concerns over the import bill

Mounting cost of a stalemate

India must again prepare for higher oil prices

India faces crude squeeze as Russian, West Asian supplies tighten

Russian crude oil supplies to India, which set records in June and July at nearly 55 per cent of the country's total imports and bailed out Indian refiners, are under threat while West Asian supplies

Russia remains India's largest crude supplier in August: Kpler data

Russian crude imports are expected at around 2.1 mbpd in August, down from 2.6 mbpd in June and July; fresh US sanctions on Iran are unlikely to have a material direct impact

India turns to Venezuela amid West Asia crude oil supply disruptions

India is widening its crude oil sourcing to Latin America as disruptions linked to the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz push the world's third-largest oil consumer to diversify supplies, ship tracking data showed. Indian crude imports from Venezuela have risen sharply in August, making the South American producer the country's fourth-largest supplier, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler. Venezuelan supplies reached about 444,000 barrels per day, ahead of Iraq's 118,000 bpd and the United States' 153,000 bpd, the data showed. Venezuela's position in India's supply mix has risen rapidly since imports resumed in April. Indian refiners increased purchases of Venezuelan, Brazilian and African crude after disruptions to Middle Eastern supplies, while continuing to rely heavily on Russian oil. Russia remains the dominant supplier, with imports close to 2 million bpd in August. Russian crude imports reached around 2.6 million bpd in June-July, accounting for more than half of .

India's crude import bill rises 41% to $13.7 bn in July on oil prices

Crude import volumes rose 13 per cent to 21.4 million tonnes in July, while the Indian basket price averaged $82.04 a barrel amid supply disruptions in West Asia

Venezuelan crude turns costly for India as discounts shrink, freight surges

Delivered cost of Venezuela's Merey grade surges to $95 bbl, while Russian grade has flipped from a discount to a premium over Dated Brent

Oil companies' production decline rate superior to global average: Minister

Puri said domestic production of crude oil from offshore and onshore fields stood at 27.96 million tonnes (MT) last financial year (2025-26), against 28.70 MT in 2024-25 and 29.36 MT in 2023-24

Higher oil prices lift ONGC Q1, output growth remains crucial for rerating

Higher crude realisations lifted ONGC's Q1 earnings above estimates, but sustained oil and gas production growth remains the key catalyst for any meaningful stock rerating

Corporate earnings may see low double-digit growth in FY27: Alok Singh

Global uncertainties remain the biggest driver of market sentiment despite healthy domestic indicators, says Bank of India Mutual Fund CIO Alok Singh

Oil prices jump nearly 7% after major airstrikes resume in West Asia

Brent crude surged nearly 7% as renewed West Asia strikes, Strait of Hormuz tensions and falling US crude inventories stoked fears of supply disruptions