Russian oil supplies exceeded the combined shipments of the next six biggest shippers, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, UAE, Kuwait and the US in May
The country's overall import of crude oil rose to $162.2 billion in FY23, up from $107.5 billion, data from the Department of Commerce shows
Pakistan's first cargo of Russian oil will arrive within a month, and was purchased at a discount, a spokesman in the energy ministry's petroleum division said in response to questions
PSUs have found it challenging to repatriate their dividend incomes from some other Russian oil and gas fields as well, thanks to the Western sanctions
Europe's refined fuel imports from India are set to surge above 360,000 barrels a day, edging just ahead of those of Saudi Arabia, Kpler's data show
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Russian oil now trades above the G-7 price cap, leaving India searching for creative solutions to fill the breach
The advocates of the cap say it reduces revenues for Russia while allowing oil to flow, but its opponents say it is too soft to force Russia to backtrack on its activities in Ukraine
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The increase reflects the recasting of the global oil market following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The Group of Seven nations last year imposed a cap of $60 a barrel on crude shipped from Russia to limit the Kremlin's profits amid the war in Ukraine
The redrawing of the shipping map underscores the knock-on effects of Western efforts to punish Russia over its invasion of Ukraine last year, adding to fuel supply insecurity and pushing up prices
Uncertainty about how much India pays is part of the murkiness around Russian oil flows more generally, as the trade shifts from the Atlantic basin to Asia and from large traders to smaller entities
Focus on buying Russian crude has led to a decline in imports from West Asia
Indian refiners mostly buy Russian oil on a delivered basis, with the seller arranging for insurance, freight and ship
Supplies from Russia come at a substantial discount to global prices, but Indian pump prices have remained unchanged for nearly ten months
Last month Russian oil accounted for about 27% of the 5 million bpd of crude imported by India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer
India's interest in ramping up Russian oil products imports comes after the world's third largest crude importer became Moscow's top oil client after China as the West shunned supplies from Moscow
New Delhi's imports from Russia in eight months to November were almost 16 times its shipments to the nation, trade ministry data show
Russia will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month in response to the West capping the price of its crude over the war in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Friday, according to multiple Russian news media reports. As of today, we fully sell all our crude output, but as we stated before, we will not sell oil to those who directly or indirectly adhere to the price ceiling,' Novak said, in remarks carried on the Russian TASS news agency. In connection with that, Russia will voluntarily cut production by 500,000 barrels a day. It will help restore market-style relations, he said. International benchmark Brent crude rose 2.5% Friday, to $86.67 per barrel. The Group of Seven major democracies have imposed a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil shipped to non-Western countries. The goal is to keep oil flowing to global markets to prevent price spikes seen last year while limiting Russia's financial gains that can be used to pay for the war against ..