Page 4 - Russia Oil Production

Domestic oil imports from Russia hit 12-month low in Jan as sanctions bite

Last year, India emerged as a top buyer of sea-borne Russian oil sold at a discount after Western countries halted imports following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine

State refiners may face margin pressure as cheap Russian oil imports dip

Reduction in discounted Russian supplies will affect gross refining margins, as cheaper crude contributes to the profits of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum

Opec+ unlikely to decide oil policy on February 1, will wait several weeks

Oil prices have found support from more positive sentiment about demand this week and rising geopolitical tensions from attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthi group on Red Sea shipping

Almost all of Russia's oil exports this year shipped to China, India

Russia has successfully circumvented sanctions on its oil and diverted flows from Europe to China and India, which together accounted for around 90% of its crude exports

Payment woes delay supply of Russian Sokol oil crude to India: Report

IOC is the only state refiner that has an annual deal to buy a variety of Russian grades, including Sokol, from Russian oil major Rosneft. Sokol oil is supplied to IOC by Sakhalin-1 LLC

5 mn barrels of Russian oil gets stuck on tankers while en route to India

It's unclear what's holding the vessels up, but US sanctions on tankers hauling Russian crude in breach of a price cap imposed by the Group of Seven nations might be part of the cause

Russia to deepen oil export cuts in Dec by at least 50,000 barrels per day

Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's two biggest oil exporters, called in December for all OPEC+ members to join an agreement on output cuts after a fractious meeting of the producers' club

India's Nov Russian oil imports hit 4-month high, up 3% from Oct: Report

Last month, India overall imported about 4.5 million bpd oil, a decline of about 4.5% from October and a growth of 13% over the same month last year, the data showed

BPCL plans to buy Venezuela oil; deal not to harm Russian imports: Official

"Our refineries are capable of processing Venezuelan oil and we have given our international trade (department) okay to buy it," Khanna said in an industry event

India's Russian oil imports seen rising on lower prices: Govt official

The Group of Seven large economies known as G7 and some other nations have imposed a ceiling of $60 per barrel for oil at Russian ports to cut Moscow's revenue seen as funding its war in Ukraine

India's oil imports from Russia rebound in November on Diwali demand

India has boosted purchases of Russian oil sold at a discount after imports from Russia were shunned by some Western countries following its invasion of Ukraine last year

Tankers newly sanctioned by US supplied Russian oil to India: Report

NS Century is currently on its way to discharge Sokol crude at Vadinar port in Gujarat for Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Nov. 25, LSEG and Kpler data showed

Crude oil prices edge higher as IEA raises demand growth forecast

A US crackdown on Russian oil exports could also disrupt supply, supporting prices further.

Hungary asks EU to take action against Bulgaria transit tax on Russian gas

Hungary has asked the European Union's executive to open a legal procedure against Bulgaria over a tax it recently imposed on Russian natural gas passing through its territory, a government minister said on Friday. Bulgaria believes the tax, which it levied in October, will reduce the privileged position of Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom in southeastern Europe and deter Russian influence in the region. But the tax has angered Bulgaria's neighbour Serbia, as well as fellow EU member Hungary, which are heavily dependent on Russian gas coming mostly via Turkey and Bulgaria through the TurkStream pipeline. In a Facebook video, Hungary's minister for EU affairs, Janos Boka, said he had sent a letter to the European Commission urging it to launch an infringement procedure against Bulgaria, the first potential step the bloc can use to ensure its laws are upheld by member states. Boka complained that Bulgaria had imposed the tax without consulting first with Hungary, and that

Russian oil saves India's import costs by about $2.7 bn: Govt data

Unlike China, India doesn't buy Venezuelan and Iranian oil

Russian oil price for India eased in September vs August: Govt data

India bought Russian oil at an average price of about $81.7 per barrel, compared to about $86 per barrel in August

Gulf crudes make a comeback as Russian Urals grade turns expensive

The share of Russian oil imports in India's overall crude import basket slumped by 8 percentage points on the month in October

Cleared all payments pending for Russian oil purchases: BPCL official

The Indian government has expressed discomfort over settling payment for Russian oil in Chinese yuan

Turning the tide on oil

India has faltered in locating its oil reserves for decades, but now a path is being paved to facilitate its transition from an oil importer to an exporter

Imports from Russia up 67% in Apr-Sep on higher shipments of oil: Govt data

India's imports from Russia rose by about 67 per cent to USD 30.42 billion during the April-September period this fiscal on higher shipments of crude oil and fertiliser, according to the commerce ministry data. With this, Russia has become India's second-largest import source during the first half of this fiscal. The imports were USD 18.24 billion during April-September 2022. From a market share of less than 1 per cent in India's import basket before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia's share of India's oil imports rose to over 40 per cent. India, the world's third-largest crude importer after China and the United States, has been buying Russian oil that was available at a discount after some countries in the West shunned it as a means of punishing Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine. The ministry's data showed that imports from China dipped to USD 50.47 billion during the period against USD 52.42 billion in the same period last year. Similarly, imports from the US .