Over 60 per cent of Russia's seaborne oil exports go to India
The savings that feed into its refining margins prompted Reliance to secure Washington's blessings in July to import Venezuelan oil
The reduction still leaves Opec at the top end of industry estimates. Oil was steady after the report was released, trading above $80 a barrel
Several members of Opec+, which includes Opec, Russia and other allies, made new cuts in January to counter economic weakness and increased supply outside the group
While more April shipments from India to Europe provided a floor for Asian margins, fewer such voyages in May will likely compel Indian refiners to shift diesel sales back to Asia
In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved construction of a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast that would be the largest of its kind in the United States. The Sea Port Oil Terminal being developed off Freeport, Texas, will be able to load two supertankers at once, with an export capacity of 2 million barrels of crude oil per day. The USD 1.8 billion project by Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners received a deepwater port license from the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration this week, the final step in a five-year federal review. Environmentalists denounced the license approval, saying it contradicted President Joe Biden's climate agenda and would lead to disastrous planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to nearly 90 coal-fired power plants. The action could jeopardise Biden's support from environmental allies and young voters already disenchanted by the Democratic administration's .
China imported 1.82 million barrels per day of Russian crude by sea in March, exceeding India's 1.36 million bpd
The government has allowed Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) to export crude oil it has stored in underground strategic storages at Mangalore to give operational flexibility to the foreign firm, an order of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday. At present, crude oil, which is the raw material for producing fuels like petrol and diesel, is not allowed to be exported except through the state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). In an order, the ministry said the condition of export being allowed only through IOC will continue, but "AMI (Adnoc Marketing International (India) RSC Limited India) is exempted from STE conditions and is allowed to re-export crude oil from their commercial stockpile at Mangalore strategic petroleum reserve, at their own cost". India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, imports over 85 per cent of its oil needs and has built strategic storages at three locations to store up to 5.33 million tonnes of oil as insurance ...
Russian media on Tuesday reported that the country has accepted proposals to implement the ban to meet the rising domestic demand
India's oil-buying spree comes as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including Russia, are capping their production amid demand concerns
In spite of global uncertainties, India's oil economy offers an opportunity to usher in reforms in the petroleum sector
Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of Opec, and its allies are embroiled in a dispute over output quotas for African members
Earlier in the week customs data showed that China's total exports of goods and services contracted faster than expected
Russia said exports would resume once it had stabilised its domestic market, but did not give a precise timeline
The International Energy Agency and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries both warned this week that the market would be in deficit through year-end
Analysts said investors bought the dollar as shelter from concerns about the health of the global economy, particularly China
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled down 68 cents, or 0.82%, at $82.51 a barrel. Brent crude futures finished at $86.21 a barrel, down 60 cents, or 0.69%
Urals crude has passed the trading price cap imposed by the G7 but supplies to India may sail through largely unscathed. Here's why
The drop in sunflower oil imports would force the world's biggest buyer of vegetable oils to increase purchases of palm oil and soyoil to compensate
Russia has heavily relied on India, China, Turkey and Bulgaria for oil sales since the imposition of sanctions