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India ramps up US oil purchases amid trade talks, diversification push

Crude oil loading refers to volumes of oil loaded at a producing country's port for respective destinations. Oil shipments loaded in the US typically take around two months for delivery in India

State refiners cut dependence on Russian oil as private firms boost imports

During the last month, while the state-run refiners were cutting their reliance on Russian crude, private players were stepping up procurement

India, US make 'progress' for joint trade-oil deal as talks move forward

Chief negotiator returns from New York after fresh parleys

India's August palm oil imports hit 1-year high on festive demand

Higher palm oil imports by India, the world's largest buyer of vegetable oils, are expected to help top producers Indonesia and Malaysia

No plans to offer non-blended petrol, no controversy over E20: IOC Chairman

IOC Chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney outlines growth roadmap, defends E20 fuel, and shares updates on refinery and green hydrogen projects

India's oil demand growth set to outpace China in 2025: Trafigura

China and India - the region's leading crude importers - are key drivers of demand growth, as producers and traders navigate the impact of economic shifts, plus the spread of renewable energy

Trump urges European leaders to stop Russian oil imports, cites Ukraine war

In a 'Coalition of the Willing' call, US President Donald Trump urged European leaders to stop buying Russian oil that funds the war in Ukraine and called for stronger security support

Crude oil imports from Russia set to dip in Sep, Oct before rising again

Indian refiners have resumed tendering Russian oil purchases in the second half of August

What to know about India's rising oil imports from Russia amid US tariffs

President Trump accused India of aiding Moscow's war on Ukraine by purchasing Russian energy, derailing trade talks between India and the United States

India will buy oil where it gets 'best deal': Indian envoy to Russia

Indian companies will continue buying oil from wherever they get the "best deal", India's envoy to Russia Vinay Kumar has said, asserting that New Delhi will continue taking measures which protect its "national interest". In an interview with Russia's state-run TASS news agency published Sunday, Kumar said that New Delhi's priority is ensuring energy security of the country's 1.4 billion people. His remarks come amid US criticism of India's purchase of discounted Russian crude, a criticism which India has strongly rejected. Stressing that trade takes place on a "commercial basis", Kumar said, "Indian companies will continue buying from wherever they get the best deal. So that's what the current situation is." "...We have clearly stated that our objective is energy security of 1.4 billion people of India and India's cooperation with Russia, as of several other countries, has helped to bring about stability in the oil market, global oil market," the report quoted him as saying. His

India should weigh benefits of Russian oil after US tariff hike: Banerjee

India should consider whether the cheap oil imports from Russia are 'worth it' after the Trump administration announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has said. Last week, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order, slapping an additional 25 per cent levy on India for New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil, bringing the total duties to 50 per cent -- among the highest imposed by the US on any country in the world. The additional 25 per cent duty will come into effect on August 27. "We need to think hard about whether Russian oil imports are worth it and then go back to the US to say that, you know, will they take it (tariff) off, if we stop importing Russian oil," Banerjee told PTI on the sidelines of an event organised by BML Munjal University. Since the steep tariffs are likely to hit the USD 27 billion of non-exempt exports that India does to the US, there has been chatter around stopping or curtailing oil imports from ..

Reliance likely to switch back to West Asia oil if Russian supply dries up

India's biggest buyer, Reliance, operates the world's largest refining complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat where it can process about 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd)

Reliance flags crude supply risks amid US tariff blow on Indian exports

Reliance warns of refining margin pressure as US doubles tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent over Russian oil imports; 25 per cent came into effect on Thursday, second 25 per cent begins August 27

Garcetti video resurfaces as Trump targets India's Russian oil imports

MEA defends India's oil purchase policy as US President Donald Trump accuses India of 'financing' Russia's war, escalates tariff threats and stalls trade talks

India's IOC buys 7 mn barrels US, Abu Dhabi crude amid Russian oil decline

India's top refiner IOC buys 7 million barrels of crude from US, Canada and Abu Dhabi via tender, as Russian oil imports pause due to narrowing discounts and rising sanctions

India to keep buying Russian oil despite Trump's penalty threat: Report

Despite Donald Trump's warning of a penalty, Indian officials say the government had "not given any direction to oil companies" to cut back imports from Russia

'A good step': Trump welcomes reports of India halting Russian oil imports

Amid tariff threats and narrowing price gaps, India's oil firms have paused Russian crude orders; MEA says no official directive

Reliance Industries faces scrutiny as EU targets diesel from Russian crude

Reliance bought Abu Dhabi's Murban crude in a rare purchase late last week, traders said, adding that it picked up the cargo soon after Friday's sanction package

Energy needs our priority, no double standards please: India to Nato

MEA says securing India's energy needs is a top priority and cautions against double standards amid NATO threat of secondary sanctions over Russian oil imports

India's Russian oil imports up slightly in January-June, shows data

India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, received about 1.75 million barrels per day of Russian oil in January-June this year, up 1% from a year ago, the data showed