Page 8 - India Oil Imports

January crude imports hit 21-month high due to strong Industrial demand

Crude oil imports in January rose 9.5% month-on-month to 21.39 million metric tons, and were up 5.7% on year-on-year basis, Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) data showed on Thursday

India resumes buying Russian Sokol oil after 2-month hiatus: Report

India did not receive Sokol oil in December and January, data from trade sources and the ship tracking data shows

India wants multi-year oil purchase deal with Guyana: Guyanese minister

"We will make a decision at some point in time" on crude oil sales to India in a long-term deal, Vickram Bharrat told reporters on the sidelines of industry event India Energy Week in Goa

Domestic oil imports from Russia hit 12-month low in Jan as sanctions bite

Last year, India emerged as a top buyer of sea-borne Russian oil sold at a discount after Western countries halted imports following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine

US sanctions on Russian oil shipments a worry for Indian refiners

Enhanced enforcement of sanctions by Western powers may increase procurement costs and reduce the appeal of discounted Russian crude

Oil prices rise 1% as tankers avoid Red Sea after strikes on Houthis

Brent crude futures rose $1.08, or 1.4%, to $78.51 a barrel by 1:25 p.m. ET (1825 GMT), after earlier surging over $3 to more than $80

India has no problem in making payment for Russian oil: Hardeep Puri

Puri, who is in charge of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, said India enjoys a buyers' position and foreign oil suppliers are making offers to its companies

India may see lower savings from Russian oil in 2024 as discounts dip

Russian imports accounted for 39% of India's overall crude imports last year from 16% in 2022

Almost all of Russia's oil exports this year shipped to China, India

Russia has successfully circumvented sanctions on its oil and diverted flows from Europe to China and India, which together accounted for around 90% of its crude exports

Indian refiners seek to boost Middle East supplies as attack delays cargoes

Shippers turned cautious about entering the Red Sea in recent weeks due to multiple attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels

5 mn barrels of Russian oil gets stuck on tankers while en route to India

It's unclear what's holding the vessels up, but US sanctions on tankers hauling Russian crude in breach of a price cap imposed by the Group of Seven nations might be part of the cause

Indian oil product demand growth to slow ahead: International Energy Agency

Indian oil product deliveries edged higher in November but were underwhelming compared to the usual seasonal rise, the agency noted. Deliveries in November increased by 40,000 barrels per day

India's Nov Russian oil imports hit 4-month high, up 3% from Oct: Report

Last month, India overall imported about 4.5 million bpd oil, a decline of about 4.5% from October and a growth of 13% over the same month last year, the data showed

India's oil imports from Russia rebound in November on Diwali demand

India has boosted purchases of Russian oil sold at a discount after imports from Russia were shunned by some Western countries following its invasion of Ukraine last year

India's October crude oil imports rise after four months of declines

Crude imports in October rose 5.9% month-on-month to 18.53 million metric tons, rebounding from a one-year low in September

Tankers newly sanctioned by US supplied Russian oil to India: Report

NS Century is currently on its way to discharge Sokol crude at Vadinar port in Gujarat for Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Nov. 25, LSEG and Kpler data showed

Russian oil saves India's import costs by about $2.7 bn: Govt data

Unlike China, India doesn't buy Venezuelan and Iranian oil

Russian oil price for India eased in September vs August: Govt data

India bought Russian oil at an average price of about $81.7 per barrel, compared to about $86 per barrel in August

Time to 'phase up' on oil production

As the demand for petroleum products drives on relentlessly, imports surged to 230 mt, leaving us vulnerable to vagaries of global uncertainties

India pushes back against Russia's demands to pay for oil imports in yuan

Indian Oil Corp., the biggest state refiner, had made a yuan payment for Russian crude in the past, although the government has since clamped down on that