Refiners have jumped on to the bandwagon of opportunistic buying of heavily discounted Urals crude, which could, ironically, make the country Europe's refining hub
Oil prices could get more support later on Thursday if analysts' forecasts are correct that US crude inventories declined by around 1.4 million barrels last week
The benchmarks have marched higher for several weeks as Russian exports are being squeezed by EU and US sanctions
Brent crude was up $1.71, or 1.5%, at $117.31 a barrel by 0817 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.67, or 1.5%, to $116.34.
While many Western buyers are avoiding Russian crude in response to its invasion of Ukraine, Indian private refiners such as Reliance and Nayara have been among the biggest buyers this year
EU's decision to ban Russia oil over Ukraine invasion is a blow to Moscow's economy but its effects may be blunted by rising energy prices and other nations willing to buy petroleum, experts say
Oil prices rose in early Asian trade today after EU leaders agreed to a partial and phased ban on Russian oil and China ended its Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai
Ban likely to cost moscow billions of dollars every year
LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices extended a bull run on Tuesday after the EU agreed to a partial ban on Russian oil and China decided to lift some coronavirus restrictions amid rising demand ahead of peak U.S. and European summer driving season.
Oil prices rose after EU agreed to slash oil imports from Russia by the end of 2022, fuelling worries of a tighter market already strained for supply amid rising demand
European Union leaders reached a compromise to impose a partial oil embargo on Russia at a summit focused on helping Ukraine
European Union (EU) leaders gathered in Brussels for a special meeting that is likely to be overshadowed by disagreement on phasing out imports of Russian oil, which Hungary is blocking
Reversal in price trends, policy measures such as windfall tax by the government and fall in refining margins are among key downside risks
EU leaders will gather in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine but divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions are exposing the limits of how far the bloc can go
The Brent crude futures contract for July, which will expire on Tuesday, was up 59 cents, or 0.5%, at $120.02 a barrel at 1100 GMT.
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said the country has an "open policy" driven by a national interest to expand economic and trade relations
Austrian Chancellor has informed recently that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to provide full natural gas supplies to the nation
Asia overtook Europe as the largest buyer for the first time last month, and that gap is set to widen in May
Europe is importing record volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as gas from its top supplier Russia has been disrupted following the Ukraine crisis
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 3% to a two-month high on Thursday on signs of tight supply ahead of U.S. summer driving season, as the European Union (EU) wrangled with Hungary over plans to ban crude imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.