<p>India was the top buyer of Russian oil last year after other groups retreated from purchases following Western sanctions on Moscow for its invasion on Ukraine in February 2022.</p>
India was the highest purchaser of Russian oil final 12 months after different teams retreated from purchases following Western sanctions on Moscow for its invasion on Ukraine in February 2022.

Greater than 250,000 barrels per day of US crude is about to reach in India subsequent month, the best in additional than a 12 months, ship monitoring knowledge confirmed, amid tighter enforcement of sanctions on Russian crude.

India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer and shopper, is seeking to diversify its oil provides as recent US sanctions on Moscow threaten to dent Russian oil gross sales to India, the largest purchaser of Russian seaborne crude.

About 7.6 million barrels of oil, or 256,000 barrels per day (bpd), had been headed to India on three very massive crude carriers and three Suezmax vessels, based on ship monitoring agency Kpler.

The ships, which had been largely headed to India’s west coast, had been chartered by Reliance Industries, Vitol, Equinor and Sinokor, amongst others, based on knowledge from monetary agency LSEG.

India was the highest purchaser of Russian oil final 12 months after different teams retreated from purchases following Western sanctions on Moscow for its invasion on Ukraine in February 2022.

Final month, the US tightened efforts to cut back Russia’s oil commerce including sanctions on state-owned delivery agency Sovcomflot and 14 crude oil tankers concerned in Russian oil transportation.

India’s Reliance, operator of the world’s greatest refining complicated, is not going to purchase Russian oil loaded on tankers operated by Sovcomflot after current US sanctions, sources advised Reuters final week.

Extra Indian refiners plan to shun Sovcomflot vessels, which can weigh on imports of Russian oil and depart Russia with fewer retailers for its flagship product, sources mentioned.

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