Amid tariff threats and narrowing price gaps, India's oil firms have paused Russian crude orders; MEA says no official directive
Crude oil markets are pricing in a fair amount of uncertainty at the current levels, Das said. That's why oil had dropped below $60 for a time-before the West Asia tensions pushed it back up
The fears centre around the possibility of supply routes being interdicted and hence, supply being disrupted, rather than Iranian oil being taken off the market
India has enough crude reserves and is boosting imports from other sources even as the Strait of Hormuz faces risk of disruption due to the escalating Iran-Israel conflict
The attacks, according to analysts at Rabobank International, expose wider risks to crude and natural gas supplies from the region despite the initial quick reversal of price gains for both markets
Oil prices have declined 17 per cent for the year-to-date with April marking 18 per cent fall, the biggest monthly drop in prices since November 2021
Indian Oil Corporation had a term deal with Russia, which expired in March 2023 and has not been renewed since
Crude prices have had the most volatile week in four years as the prices tumbled over 20 per cent in 4 trading sessions amidst the trade war turmoil
Higher domestic demand in Russia, lower exports by Saudi may have reduced Indian uptake
Brent futures were down 15 cents at $75.89 a barrel by 0916 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 34 cents to $71.91
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures for March rose 75 cents, or 1 per cent, to $72.60, up 2.6 per cent from the previous close before Monday's US public holiday
The OPEC+ alliance first unveiled its plans for gradually reviving production in June last year, but with oil demand growth slowing in China and new supplies across the Americas swelling
Brent futures were down 77 cents or 1 per cent at $76.23 a barrel by 1230 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped 88 cents or 1.20 per cent to $72.44 a barrel
Trump on Thursday repeated a pledge to boost US oil production in order to lower commodity prices, saying the country will produce more oil than anyone has ever seen before
Brent crude oil price per barrel averaged $75 in Q3 (vs $80.7 in Q2), with weak demand and comfortable supply
Russian refining runs rose by 2 per cent, or by 108,000 barrels, to 754,800 metric tons a day on Jan 15-19 from the first week of the year, according to the sources
The expansion in US LNG capacity could lead to a global oversupply by the decade's end, potentially lowering prices
On Wednesday, Brent crude was down around 1.2 per cent to $76.16/bbl, while US West Texas Intermediate crude fell around, or 1.05 per cent, to $73.47/bbl
Brent crude was up 69 cents, or 0.90 per cent, at $77.74 a barrel at 0954 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 87 cents, or 1.17 per cent, to $75.12
In the Middle East, Israel said on Tuesday that it would return to war with Hezbollah if their truce collapses and that its attacks would go deeper into Lebanon and target the state itself