Forecasts from major energy bodies suggest a trend toward inventory builds and moderated prices, contingent on geopolitical stability and production policies
Saudi Arabia is offering more competitive rates amid widening discounts of $5-7 per barrel offered on Russian Urals barrels and a surge in purchases of US crude oil by India
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Brent crude futures settled 37 cents, or 0.6 per cent, higher at $66.39 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures also climbed 37 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to close at $62.63 a barrel
For ONGC Videsh or OVL, oil and gas production in the quarter stood at 1.75 mmt (down 2 per cent Q-o-Q) and 0.7 bcm (down 13 per cent Q-o-Q)
On a standalone basis, ONGC's gross revenue dropped 9.3 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹32,003 crore, while net profit fell 10.2 per cent to ₹8,024 crore from ₹8,938 crore last year.
This week, Jamnagar was the backdrop for a grittier story: Its oil - some of which is imported from Russia - has become a sticking point in US-Indian relations
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, together known as Opec+, agreed on Sunday to raise oil production by 547,000 barrels per day for September
Brent crude futures fell 91 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to settle at $68.76 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude declined by $1.04, or 1.5 per cent, to close at $66.29 a barrel
The US Labour Department said the country added 73,000 jobs in July, lower than economists had forecast, raising the national unemployment rate to 4.2 per cent from 4.1 per cent
Oil price outlook: Crude oil prices are likely to remain supported by geopolitical uncertainty and tightening inventories in the near term
Optimism from progress in trade talks with the US and expanded reciprocal tariff exemptions further fuelled investor enthusiasm
Expectations of higher supply and lower demand were already visible in the price movements for crude oil over the past weeks
India's crude oil imports from the US hit a two-year high in April, with US market share tripling since February, as both nations work towards a trade deal to rationalise import tariffs
Management expects crude oil prices to settle at $70-75
Indian refiners may face a windfall this year from falling Urals oil rates even as US levies sanctions on Russian firms. Will motorists benefit?
Brent futures rose 27 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $76.78 a barrel by 11:33 a.m. EST (1633 GMT), while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 27 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $74.23
Amid the shifting sands of geopolitics, Russia remained India's top crude oil supplier accounting for 35 to 40 per cent of total imports
Chinese crude imports grew annually for the first time in seven months in November, up more than 14 per cent from a year earlier
No major revenue impact, say experts