According to oil ministry officials, this deal is at competitive rates and is in line with the strategy to have multiple sources of crude oil for Indian refiners
After dipping by about 2 per cent in March from February, overall consumption of oil products looks set to extend declines this month.
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Instead of relying on negligible domestic deposits, India should be securing steady supplies from abroad
Indian purchases from the U.S. more than doubled in January on-month, government data show. The country's sophisticated refineries can process almost every kind of crude
A trend for more commuters to use personal cars -- instead of buses, trains and other modes of public transport -- is expected to drive India's demand for gasoline
Fuel demand from Asia's second-biggest oil importer collapsed by as much as 70% after it embarked on one of the world's most stringent lockdowns in March
Platts Analytics sees oil prices struggling to go beyond the mid-$40s/bbl mark by the end of calendar year 2020 (CY20) before creeping up to $50/b by end-2021
In its latest report, the International Energy Agency has said India's annual fuel consumption will decline 5.6 per cent in 2020
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The IEA, however, forecasts India's refining capacity to rise to 5.7 million bpd by 2024
On Tuesday, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Russian oil giant Rosneft's Chief Executive Office Igor Sechin and discussed raising crude imports from that country
According to the US EIA, India is currently ranked behind US, China as the world's third-largest oil consumer
The two leaders met at Salman's residence in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the G-20 summit
India, the world's third-biggest oil importer, is facing record high retail prices
According to IEA, demand is expected to grow at an annual rate of 1.2 million barrels per day (mbd) until 2023, as the oil demand would reach 104.7 mbd, up by 6.9 mb day from 2018
Cash ban, new sales tax affected oil demand in 2017 and diesel demand grew 3.3% and gasoline use rose 7.1%: Analysts
Total fuel consumption rose 5.4 % to 17.79 million tonnes in May