Production declined every month for last 4-and-a-half years in core sector index; old fields among likely reasons
"Demand is strong with products leading the way, especially gasoline which dragged crude oil up with it," said John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital LLC.
India's geological potential remains largely unexplored because of policy hostility and high-handed taxation rather than the lack of expertise
The move represents the latest attempt by the West to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for his country's invasion of Ukraine and the deadly aftermath that ensued.
The European Commission is expected to finalise work on Tuesday on a sixth package of European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine
India's crude oil production fell 2.67 per cent in fiscal year ending March 31, as state-owned ONGC produced less than the target, but natural gas output rose helped by KG production by Reliance-BP
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Brent crude was up $2.72, or 2.6%, to $107.36 a barrel by 12:52 p.m. (1652 GMT) U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained $2.39, or 2.4%, to $102.99
Brent crude was down $2.32, or 2.3%, at $100.46 a barrel by 0427 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude lost $2.37, or 2.4%, to $95.89.
Oil prices slipped in early Asian trading, following the second straight weekly decline after world consumers announced plans to release crude from strategic stocks and as Chinese lockdowns continued
Indian Oil Corporation on Sunday said it will invest nearly Rs 840 crore in expanding its Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant storage capacities, including setting up a greenfield facility, in the Northeast
Refiners bought crude sunflower oil at a record price of $2,150 a tonne, including cost, insurance and freight, in India for April shipments, compared with $1,630 before Russia invaded Ukraine
However, support for the Russian leadership is support for an invasion that obviously is having a devastating impact, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters
Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr, head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), has said that his country is ready to supply the required oil for the world market and stabilise prices.
As a net importer of energy, Asia is vulnerable to the oil price spike triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Western sanctions have cut Russia off from international trade and financial markets.
Biden announced that his council has worked with 30 other countries to release millions of barrels of oil from American strategic reserves to maintain the global oil prices during Russia Ukraine war
OPEC+ revised down its forecast for an oil market surplus this year by about 200,000 barrels per day to 1.1 million bpd, according to a base scenario in a technical committee report seen by Reuters
Mutual funds are keeping their powder dry to invest in LIC's IPO that is expected to hit the market next month
It also shows that the rally in futures prices - they passed $96 at one point on Wednesday - is in part being driven by what's happening in the real world