China is set to announce an easing of its Covid-19 quarantine protocols in coming days and a reduction in mass testing
Oil prices nosed ahead in early Asian trade, lifted by signs of tighter supply and by optimism over a Chinese demand recovery
Says India's obligation is to ensure consumers get best access on 'most advantageous' terms
Edible oil body plans sow the seeds in 200 out of the 1,000-odd model mustard farms that it plans to set up this season
The potential disruption from the European Union embargo on Russian oil that is set to start on December 5 may also be pushing prices higher.
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 prices were little changed on Friday as optimism about a possible rise in demand in China faded and the market again weighed the impact of sharp interest rate rises on energy consumption
Recently, IOC signed a deal to procure oil from Colombia's Ecopetrol SA and Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)
Oil futures fell for a third day on Wednesday, as a stronger dollar and worries about weaker demand and rising interest rates
Moscow plans to raise taxes on energy sector to the tune of $50 bn in 2023-25
Brent crude futures were up 70 cents, or 0.8%, at $91.54 a barrel by 1:43 p.m. EDT (1743 GMT)
The Kremlin has said Putin and Modi will meet on Friday and discuss trade, including food, as well as sales of Russian fertilizer
There is a steep jump in Russian oil export to India, as it has increased ten times this year and Russian crude oil is now fulfilling almost ten per cent of India's imported oil consumption
Brent crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.4%, to $94.48 a barrel by 0013 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 46 cents, or 0.5%, to $88.94
U.S. commercial oil stocks are expected to have fallen for five weeks in a row, dropping by around 200,000 barrels in the week to Sept. 9, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday
Nirmala Sitharaman made the statement at an event in New Delhi
Recent gyrations, including a drop of more than 20% in Brent crude since early June, have prompted Riyadh to say an output cut could be necessary
Oil prices climbed on Friday on bets that OPEC+ will discuss output cuts at a meeting on Sept. 5, but the benchmarks were still on track to post their worst weekly drop
Iraq, India's biggest crude oil supplier, maintained its lead over Russia in August, supplying 12-20 per cent more to India in the first 30 days of the month
Surging oil prices are encouraging the investments, along with Europe's mounting energy demand as the Ukraine-Russia war drags on