Page 21 - Crude Oil

Oil industry elite hits Singapore to debate over crude's next twist

Producers, hedge funds, analysts and traders will all converge on the Southeast Asian city-state for this year's Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference, organized by S&P Global Commodity Insights

India's crude oil imports from Russia down 24% MoM, lowest in 7 months

Indian refiners also cut shipments from Iraq, another top supplier, by 10% on the month in August to 848,000 barrels a day

Oil rises as dollar falls, US braces for Hurricane Idalia impact on energy

U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose $1.07, or 1.3%, to $81.17 a barrel by 1:42 p.m. EDT [1742 GMT], while Brent crude futures were up by 98 cents, or 1.2%, to $85.40 a barrel

Crude oil ticks up as supply concerns outshine macroeconomic jitters

The jitters follow a fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery last week, after a chemical leak ignited two giant storage tanks filled with volatile naphtha

India likely to discuss crude oil discounts with Iraq and UAE soon

Refiners seek fixed commitment from middle-eastern suppliers akin to Russia

1st crude oil transaction in local currency undertaken between India-UAE

This is India's first-ever LCS and is expected to reduce transaction costs and time and increase reliance on local currencies

Indian purchases of Russian crude slump by record 25% in August

Shipments of Russian oil to India dropped to around 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first 12 days of August from around 2 million bpd in entire July, according to data

ONGC Videsh seeks 3-yr extension for Vietnamese oil block in S China Sea

India's flagship overseas firm ONGC Videsh Ltd has sought another three-year extension to explore for oil and gas in a Vietnamese block in the contested waters of the South China Sea, officials said. If granted, this will be the eighth extension for OVL, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). Officials said the seventh extension to explore for oil and gas was till June 15, 2023 and the company is in talks with Vietnamese authorities for another three-year extension. OVL, they said, has submitted a proposal for a three-year extension of the exploration phase-1 to the regulator PVN and the approval is awaited. The company has so far not found any commercially recoverable oil and gas reserves in the block in the 17 years it has been exploring there but has continued presence there because of India's strategic interest in the South China Sea. Vietnam too wants the Indian firm to counter China's interventions in the contested waters. OVL had signed a .

India's Russian crude oil buying spree continues even as prices climb

India's consumption of Russian crude has soared since last year, with the country becoming a leading supplier, ousting Saudi Arabia and Iraq from the top spots

Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 4,250 per tonne from Aug 1

A windfall tax on diesel has been increased to 1 rupee per litre from nil earlier, according to a government notification on Monday

Top headline: Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude, Nuh violence

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TMS Ep485: ITC hotel demerger, Russian crude oil, textile stocks, demerger

What does demerger of hotel biz mean for ITC? Are the days of cheap Russian crude over for India? Why are analysts wary of textile stocks? What is demerger? All answers here

Russia plans to lower oil export discount to $20/bbl, says finance minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin in February signed a law fixing the discount on Russia's dominant Urals blend of crude oil for tax calculations

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Oil prices up on China economic support pledge, tighter Russian supply

Brent futures rose 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $79.72 a barrel at 0010 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was steady at $75.75 per barrel

India may prefer Middle East crude as Russian oil becomes costly: Report

India and China have been the two dominant buyers of Russian crude since the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago after the war prompted other countries to shun the OPEC+ producer

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company confirms talks on Borouge-Borealis merger

The potential merger would mark the next transformative milestone in ADNOC's ongoing value creation and chemicals growth strategy, with any transaction subject to customary regulatory clearances

India raises windfall tax on crude oil to Rs 1,600 per tonne from July 15

India had cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to zero from Rs 4,100 ($50.13) per metric tonne, in May

Oil falls by 1% on China, US economic data, but OPEC+ cuts limit fall

Brent crude futures fell 73 cents, or 0.9%, to $77.74 a barrel by 1005 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was also off 72 cents, or 1%, at $73.14 a barrel

Crude oil eases ahead of China, US data, but OPEC+ cuts limits slide

Brent crude futures fell 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $78.25 a barrel by 0107 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $73.57 a barrel, down 29 cents, or 0.4%