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Crude oil steadies, but on track for biggest weekly loss in over a month

Brent crude futures gained 23 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $74.68 a barrel by 0840 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.96 a barrel, up 29 cents, or 0.4 per cent

Crude oil prices stay near 2-week low on weak demand growth forecast

Brent futures fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $74.12 a barrel by 11:58 a.m. EDT (1558 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $70.34

Crude oil falls 2% as Opec cuts oil demand growth view, China concerns

China's stimulus plans also failed to inspire investor confidence while markets continued to watch for potential Israeli attacks on Iranian oil infrastructure

Opec again lowers forecast of global oil demand growth in 2024, 2025

Opec in a monthly report said world oil demand will rise by 1.93 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, down from growth of 2.03 million bpd it expected last month

India to award leases to top up strategic oil reserves amid Gulf tensions

India must expedite the award because its strategic petroleum reserves, which hold a fraction of the crude storage capacities in Western nations and China, are highly inadequate in an emergency

Crude futures decline 4.5% a barrel on pause in Israel-Iran conflict

Brent crude futures were down $3.70, or 4.57%, to $77.23 a barrel at 11:21 a.m. CDT (1621 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were down $3.57, or 4.63%, at $73.57 a barrel

Crude oil prices extend gains on fears of wider West Asian conflict

The potential escalation of the conflict has countered mounting demand-side pressures, said Priyanka Sachdeva, analyst at Phillip Nova

Energy merchants use little known rule to reroute US cargoes of Brent oil

The 2023 addition of U.S. crude to the benchmark had the potential to limit the scope for trading plays that can distort Brent prices, analysts said at the time

Opec+ ministers stick to output policy, doubles down on compliance

OPEC+ is cutting output by a total of 5.86 million barrels per day (bpd), or about 5.7% of global demand, in a series of steps agreed since late 2022

As Saudi oil supplies rebound, India gets bargaining power in imports

New Delhi will have a variety of supply choices in the next few months at competitive rates from Russia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

Govt removes windfall tax on crude oil to nil: What does it mean?

The union government has reduced the windfall tax on crude oil to zero. What does that mean? Watch the video to find out.

India gets an 'A' for its focus on solving the malnutrition problem: Bill Gates

Bill Gates, chairman of the Gates Foundation, has stated that India receives an “A” for its focus on solving the malnutrition problem

Petroleum product exports shrink 14% in August as global demand cools

Exports in this category have decreased by nearly 3 per cent to 18.1 mt in the first five months of 2024-25, largely due to sluggish diesel exports

Boost for govt spending on welfare, infrastructure as crude prices plunge

Crude oil futures dipped to the lowest this week in nearly three years, wiping out all the gains made earlier this year after seasonal demand for crude from China did not materialise as expected

Opec vs IEA: Diverging oil demand forecasts signal an uncertain future

The difference between the forecasts of OPEC and IEA, amounting to 0.93 million bpd, underscores the widening divide between these key institutions

India-UAE sign pacts on LNG supply, crude production and nuclear energy

5 MoUs were signed after the meeting of the UAE crown prince with PM Modi in Delhi

Oil strategy today: WTI crude may test support of $72, MCX Crude 6050

Crude oil trading strategy today, Aug 29: Weakness in the crude crack spread is bearish for oil prices

India imports $2.8 billion worth of crude oil from Russia in July

India, the world's third largest oil consuming and importing nation, in July bought USD 2.8 billion worth of crude oil from Russia, second only to China which remains the largest importer of Russian oil, a report said. Russia emerged as India's biggest supplier of crude oil, which is converted into fuels like petrol and diesel in refineries, after Russian oil was available on discount following some European nations shunning purchases from Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Imports from Russia, which were less than one per cent of the total oil imported in pre-Ukraine war period, now make up for almost 40 per cent of India's total oil purchases. China bought 47 per cent of Russia's crude exports, followed by India (37 per cent), the EU (7 per cent), and Turkey (6 per cent), the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said in a report. Not just oil, but China and India also bought coal from Russia. "From 5 December 2022 until the end of July 2024, Chin

Production growth in key infra sectors down to 4% in June, shows data

Production growth of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed down to 4 per cent in June this year due to a decline in the output of crude oil, and refinery products, according to official data released on Wednesday. The core sectors' production grew by 6.4 per cent in May 2024. The growth of core sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity -- was 8.4 per cent in June 2023. During April-June this fiscal, the output of core sectors rose by 5.7 per cent against 6 per cent in the same period last fiscal. The eight core sectors contribute 40.27 per cent to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) which measures overall industrial growth.

Oil regulator PNGRB increases tariff on petroleum product pipeline

In a big boost to companies such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Reliance Industries Ltd, the oil regulator on Friday announced an upward revision in tariff for pipelines that transport petroleum products like petrol and diesel. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) indexed tariffs for legacy pipelines at 75 per cent of the basic railway freight plus a one-time escalation of 17 per cent and a 3.4 per cent annual escalation from the 2025-26 fiscal, according to a statement issued by the regulator. For pipelines commissioned after PNGRB in 2010 issued tariff regulations, the transportation tariff will be based on discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology with 12 per cent post-tax returns on capital employed over the economic life of the pipeline. For pipelines built after interested companies participated in a bidding process to win the rights, the tariff for the first 10 years will continue to be the one bid by the operator in the tender. From the 11th year, the ..