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A sharp rise in oil import bill has led to a big decline in forex reserves to imports in FY22
Demand for all fuels rose 5 per cent in the April-December period to 148 mt from a year earlier, according to the oil ministry
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - OPEC's share of Indian oil imports fell in 2021 to the lowest in more than a decade despite a 4% rebound in annual crude purchases by the world's third biggest oil importer, data obtained from industry sources showed.
On the other hand, the share of African oil plunged to a 16-month low of around 9.7%, or about 419,000 bpd, the data showed.
Import bill likely to be a three-year high
Batting for green hydrogen as a transport fuel, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there is a need to make India a country that will not be dependent on imports of petrol and diesel. Speaking at an event, Gadkari regretted that some countries are also using proceeds from the sale of petrol and diesel to finance terrorism. "Green hydrogen is better than petrol and diesel. The transport sector is witnessing a big change. "We want to make a country which will not be dependent upon the import of petrol and diesel but will export fuel," the road transport and highways minister said, adding that this was a nationalistic view. By importing petrol and diesel, Gadkari, who is known for his frank views, said, "We are making countries richer which also finance terrorism". The road transport and highways minister, however, did not name any country. He further said the reduction of import of petrol and diesel can solve a lot of problems being faced by the country. Gadkari said it is
The sharp economic recovery and rising demand post the second wave of Covid coupled with a spike in global oil prices may pose a challenge for the government in FY22 to maintain fiscal discipline
Oil imports last month rose about 23% from July and about 6.2% from the same month last year
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's imports of edible oil could fall to their lowest in six years, contracting for a second straight year because of the coronavirus outbreak and demand squeezed by record prices, a senior industry official said on Wednesday.
The tax reduction could increase imports of soyoil and sunflower oil in Sept, although a big jump is unlikely as the lower duty is only applicable for a short period until Sept. 30
India's palm oil imports fell 43.55 per cent year-on-year to 4.65 lakh tonne in July due to higher domestic stocks, industry body Solvent Extractors Association (SEA) said on Monday
India's dependence on imported oil and gas is rising steadily but the country's premier exploration conglomerate is running on empty
China has issued 35.24 million tonnes of crude oil import quotas to non-state refiners in a second batch of allowances for 2021, a 35% drop from the same slot last year, according to a report
Total crude imports by the world's third-biggest oil importer fell to 3.97 million barrels per day (bpd) in the 2021 fiscal year to March 31, down 11.8% from a year earlier
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
Instead of relying on negligible domestic deposits, India should be securing steady supplies from abroad
India produced around 2.5-2.6 million tonnes (mt) of crude oil per month in 2020
The deficit stood at $24.6 billion or 0.9 per cent of GDP in FY20
ONGC has managed to save its golf courses in Ahmedabad and Vadodara after the department of disinvestment dropped a proposal to divest the company of the 'non-core' assets, sources said.