Argentina stays top exporter to India since war broke out
Launch date of negotiation not divulged
Chinese refiners have already begun slowing down Russian oil imports from next month
According to Indian importers, the rupee trade mechanism that was devised in July by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has not gained much traction yet
Saudi Arabia's decline in India's oil market has coincided with Russia's rise, and ironically occurred amid growing diplomatic ties between Riyadh and New Delhi
Oil importers' dollar purchases, breach of technical levels drag rupee lower
Oil product imports came in lower for a second straight month, falling about 4% from a month earlier to 3.48 million tonnes in September, while exports dropped 4.8%
India's imports from the West Asia fell to about 2.2 million bpd, down 16.2% from August
Recently, IOC signed a deal to procure oil from Colombia's Ecopetrol SA and Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)
Russian oil has become the mainstay of Indian refiners in only six months, a position which took decades for West Asian suppliers and the US to achieve
A senior Sri Lankan official has blamed poor quality crude oil imports for the shutdown of a power plant, leading to extended blackouts amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island nation
Russia is "no longer a reliable weapons supplier", and Indians are "coming to understand" that they could benefit from finding other suppliers, an official of the US State Department said
Pakistan is in talks with Russia on the possibility of importing oil on deferred payment, according to a media report on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had three meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand city, which concluded last week, the Express Tribune newspaper reported quoting a top government official. "One was formal and the rest were informal," said the official, who was part of the prime minister's delegation. "What we have discussed during the recent interaction with the Russian side is the possibility of importing oil on deferred payment," the official said, adding that Moscow has shown inclination to consider the proposal. If the proposal is materialised, it will be a landmark development given that Pakistan imports oil from Gulf countries and in the past Saudi Arabia and UAE supplied Pakistan oil on deferred payment. However, it is not clear if the government
India has said it will consider backing the price cap on Russian crude oil proposed by the US only when it will be assured of supplies from Venezuela and Iran
In August, India imported 7,38,024 barrels per day from Russia, 18 per cent lower than in July
At the same time, share of Russian oil in India's crude basket rose from 2.2% in FY22 to 12.9% in the first quarter of FY22
At the same time, share of Russian oil in India's crude basket rose from 2.2% in FY22 to 12.9% in the first quarter of FY22
During the financial year 2021-22, India's petroleum imports was around 23.8 per cent of its gross imports and the country was dependent on imports for 86 per cent of its crude oil requirement
The Asian countries, among the world's biggest importers of liquefied natural gas and seaborne coal, all share a peak heating demand season during the winter with Europe
Russian barrels were cheaper than Saudi crude during April through June, with the discount widening to almost $19 a barrel in May