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Letter to BS: Over dependency on Middle East for oil may hit India hard

India's demand for crude is assessed at 8.2 million bbl/d by 2040, while domestic production will remain relatively flat at around 1 million bbl/d

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This refers to “Sensex falls 642 pts, Nifty ends at 10,818 on oil crisis and global tension” (September 18). India’s demand for crude is assessed at 8.2 million bbl/d by 2040, while domestic production will remain relatively flat at around 1 million bbl/d. We depend on Middle East for 60-65 per cent and the rest from the West and Africa. Our supply distributions are across several countries, including Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Nigeria. The Saudi Arabia one is a new development and now uncertain geo-political trends would make us ever dependent on imports.

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