Indian Refineries

BPCL plans refining, petchem projects over 5-7 years to meet energy demand

India's annual consumption of refined fuels and petrochemicals is expected to rise steadily by 4-5 per cent and 7-8 per cent in the 'foreseeable future'

Russia's disrupted oil trade squeezes profit margins for Indian refiners

Attacks in the Red Sea have driven up freight rates, while tougher US sanctions have stranded some Russian cargoes destined for India, adding to costs

China buys Russia's Sokol crude as Indians turn away amid concerns

So far this month, the mostly private processors took an average of 168,000 barrels a day of Sokol, three times more than January's pace and well ahead of the 53,000 barrels in 2023

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

Houthi attacks on Russian crude deliveries coincide with escalating US actions on ships carrying such crude, leading to double trouble for India

Indian refiners set to ask for extra Saudi oil after sharp price cut

Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, and Bharat Petroleum Corp, are looking at lifting an additional 1 million barrels of oil each from Saudi Aramco in February, the sources said

After lower sales in August, Russia ups discount on crude sale to India

Higher discounts on Russian oil this month may help Indian refiners reduce crude sourcing costs and trim fuel marketing losses even as Brent crude crosses $95/barrel, weakening the country's finances

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Indian refiners saved $7 billion from Russian crude imports in 14 months

India is the world's third-largest crude oil consumer and imports more than 85 per cent of its oil needs

Refiners' crude processing hits 5-month low in April due to maintenance

In March, crude oil processed at 23 million tonnes was the highest since Reuters records going back to 2009

Slow pace of capacity addition casts shadow over India's refinery targets

In short, India's energy security and the may both be on the line unless state refiners step on the gas

India's Russian revolution in oil: Why refiners are buying more Urals crude

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

Indian refiners negotiating 6-month deal with Russia to import oil: Report

India has already bought more than twice as much crude from Russia in the two months since its invasion of Ukraine on Feb.

How India stands to gain amid calls for EU to ban Russian oil imports

If Europe adopts official sanctions on Russian crude and fuel, prices will likely surge, and India could profit even more from refining Russian oil to fuels it then sells to Europe for more money.

Some Indian refiners set to cut May Saudi oil, snap up Russian barrels

State oil producer Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, has raised crude prices for all regions, with those to Asia hitting all-time highs

Russia-linked Nayara Energy put under credit watch, says CARE Ratings

Nayara operates the 400,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Vadinar refinery in India's western Gujarat state and has a fleet of about 6,500 retail fuel stations in the country.

Kuwait extends oil supply deal for Indian refiners to March: Report

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Kuwait has extended oil supply contracts for Indian refiners by three months to March 2022 due to a delay in the commissioning of its 615,000 barrel-per-day Al-Zour refinery, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Price of crude oil moving above $70 per barrel a concern: Analysts

Analysts assess current global demand for crude oil at 94 million barrels per day, around 6 mbpd lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Indian Oil Corp says will buy Iranian oil if US sanctions are lifted

Iranian oil coming into the market will not just cool prices but also help India diversify its import baskek

Indian refiners set to curb spot buying to make room for Iranian oil

The world's third largest oil consumer and importer halted imports from Tehran in 2019 after former US President Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 accord

Indian refiners to buy one-third less oil from Saudi Arabia next month

Indian refiners will buy less oil from Saudi Arabia next month as they snap up supplies outside of the Middle East as part of diversification drive amid weakening domestic fuel demand on the resurgence of COVID-19. State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and three other refiners have sought just 65 per cent of the monthly average of about 15 million barrels from Saudi Arabia in May, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. The move follows tensions between India and Saudi Arabia over the Kingdom's hawkish stance on boosting production to cool prices. With Saudi Arabia ignoring its pleas to lift output curbs, the Indian government last month asked state refiners to look for sources outside of the Middle East. Sources said IOC and other state refiners are looking to buy more oil from the spot or current market rather than rely on term or fixed quantity contracts with Saudi and other oil cartel OPEC nations. They have in recent weeks bought newer crudes from geographies rang