Sales of gasoline, or petrol, were 6% higher from a year earlier at 2.60 million tonnes
Brent crude was up 21 cents or 0.3% at $83.86 a barrel at 0632 GMT
Haldia refinery has two crude and vacuum distillation units.
Prices have risen as more vaccinated populations are brought out of coronavirus lockdowns, supporting a revival of economic activity
Saudi Arabia's oil company Aramco reached a $2 trillion valuation as it hit near record levels Wednesday during trading hours. Its market cap value puts Aramco just behind Microsoft and Apple as the world's most valuable company. It comes as crude oil prices climb to over $82 a barrel, the highest in seven years. Demand for energy is picking up, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic's continued toll on travel and other key gas-guzzling sectors. Aramco is mostly owned by the government of Saudi Arabia, with just under 2% of the company publicly listed on the Saudi Tadawul stock exchange. Aramco was trading at around 37.6 riyals a share, or a few cents over $10 a share, by midday Wednesday before dipping to 37.2 riyals a share, or around $9.92 a share. It remains to be seen whether it can hold this rally until trading closes. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the architect behind the effort to publicly list a sliver of Aramco in late 2019, touting it as a way to raise ..
Brent crude rose as high as $83.47
Oil prices have already surged more than 50% this year
The plans follow an announcement in June that the Indian conglomerate will invest in projects of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
The average LNG price for November delivery into Northeast Asia was estimated at about $32 per metric million British thermal units (mmBtu)
Electricity consumption rose 0.8% in September, compared with 17.1% growth in August
Futures in New York pared earlier gains as the dollar erased losses
Opec meets almost 71% of India's crude oil requirements
More than half of China's mainland provinces are limiting electricity use, forcing factory shutdowns that are reverberating through global supply chains.
Oil use will rise by 1.7 million barrels per day in 2023 to 101.6 million bpd, OPEC said its 2021 World Oil Outlook
India's second-largest fuel retailer is looking to create a 1,000 MW portfolio of renewable power generation capacity
Oil shares lead charge as crude hits new 3-year highs
The oil not pumped is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Says country's energy mix leans heavily on fossil fuels, which meet 90% of domestic demand; India's energy needs to at least double by 2050 with strong growth expected in natural gas
The move dovetails with an earlier push to reduce India's reliance on Middle Eastcrudes to enhance energy security.