China's post-2013 oil strategy offers valuable lessons for India on unlocking new reserves
The country's seaborne crude shipments have slumped to the lowest since January, and are likely to remain near that level through to the end of August
Brent crude oil futures were up 33 cents, or 0.39%, at $84.06 a barrel by 1204 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 51 cents, or 0.63%, at $81.27
The government on Monday hiked windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 7,000 per tonne, from Rs 6,000 per tonne. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF, has been retained at 'nil'. The new rates are effective from July 16, an official notification said. India first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1, 2022, joining a host of nations that tax supernormal profits of energy companies. The tax rates are reviewed every fortnight based on average oil prices in the previous two weeks.
Crude oil prices at $83.50, hover near two months high driven by the renewed geo-political risk in the middle east and red sea region along with the threat of Hurricane Beryl
On June 15, government had cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 3,250 ($38.90) per metric tonne from Rs 5,200, according to a official notification
Inaction on generating new revenue as fossil fuel taxes dry up will harm India's economic prospects
India's green transition must go hand in hand with enhancing private investment in oil and gas exploration
The slightly weaker outcome was largely a result of lower arrivals in China, the world's biggest oil importer
On the daily chart, MCX Gold for August is hovering near its trend line support. A break below 70,750 could signal bearish sentiments, the analyst said
BPCL also plans to expand the Bina refinery's capacity from the current 7.8 MTPA to 11 MTPA by mid-2027
WTI/MCX crude oil outlook today: The overall weekly inventory report is disappointing as it is indicating slowdown in the US consumer/industrial demand
Crude oil strategy: Crude remains on track for a monthly gain. The immediate support for WTI remains at $ 78.78 (50-DMA) and short-term support stays at $77.13 (200-DMA)
Crude oil strategy for June 20, 2024: WTI crude oil could test resistance of $85 over the medium term
Copper fell as much 1.1 per cent to $9,631 a ton on the London Metal Exchange, heading for its lowest close in two months
India has no sanctions against Moscow and became the biggest buyer of Russian seaborne crude ahead of China and Turkey after European refiners stopped imports
Demand growth to be driven by India, China
Shifting policy goalposts has been the bane of the disinvestment programme
Brent crude futures were trading near $80 a barrel, rebounding from the four-month low struck on Monday after Saudi Arabia and its partners outlined planes to gradually resume production
Oil prices trade near $80 per barrel, below what many OPEC+ members need to balance their budget. Worries over slow demand growth in top oil importer China have weighed on prices