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
The tax, which is revised every fortnight, remains unchanged at zero for diesel and aviation turbine fuel
While more April shipments from India to Europe provided a floor for Asian margins, fewer such voyages in May will likely compel Indian refiners to shift diesel sales back to Asia
"Fears of weaker demand led to selling as the prospect of a Fed rate cut became more distant," said analyst Toshitaka Tazawa at Fujitomi Securities
The $6 billion project involves developing two oil fields located in Block 20/11, Cameia and Golfino, according to a statement from Angola's national hydrocarbon agency ANPG
The government on May 1 cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 8,400 a metric ton from Rs 9,600
Brent crude futures were up 55 cents at $83.34 a barrel by 1239 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 62 cents to $78.88
Prolonged OPEC supply cuts and international sanctions on Venezuela, Iran and Russia had already led to shortages of heavier crude
The acceptance of Sovcomflot tanker by the country's largest refiner carries significance as it could embolden other smaller refiners to also use Sovcomflot vessels for their oil purchases from Russia
India's appetite for Russian oil revives as cheaper Venezuelan supplies dry up after the US again imposes sanctions on Latin American nation
Reliance joins a growing group of Asian refiners in buying Canadian crude to be exported from the new pipeline which is scheduled to start transporting oil in May
The company recently changed the capital structure of the joint venture building the project, with its parent company Indian Oil Corp controlling a 75% stake and Chennai Petroleum the remainder
India is the largest consumer of Russian seaborne oil, sold at a discount after Western nations shunned purchases from Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine
Brent crude futures were up 7 cents, or 0.08%, to $89.08 a barrel at 1109 ET (1509 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 6 cents, or 0.07%, to $83.63 a barrel
The SCF Baltica, carrying 90,000 metric tons of fuel oil for Reliance Industries was expected to leave the port later on Friday after full discharge, source said
Domestic crude production exhibited steady levels, at 2.5 MMT in the latest month. The production marked a sequential rise of 16.2 per cent from the 2.15 MMT registered in February
The benchmark Brent crude contract, which had crossed $92 per barrel earlier this month on fears of an escalation in the Middle East conflict