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
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