US checks if foreign banks followed cap on Russia oil
1 year, 2 months ago

US checks if foreign banks followed cap on Russia oil

Live Mint  

A US government office is checking whether foreign banks operating in the US conformed to the G7 price cap of $60 a barrel for Russian oil, a person aware of the matter said. The US treasury department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sought details of Russian oil purchases by including those by Indian entities in the last few months, the person said on condition of anonymity. Mint had reported that SBI is taking steps to avoid violating US sanctions by inadvertently processing payments for Indian oil refiners that may have purchased Russian oil above the $60 per barrel price cap set by a US-led coalition. The sanctions are in place for these entities for transporting Russian crude oil above the price cap agreed upon by the coalition service providers.

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India’s crude oil imports from Russia drop 55% in November, lowest since June 2022
1 week, 1 day ago

India’s crude oil imports from Russia drop 55% in November, lowest since June 2022

Live Mint  

India's import of Russian crude dropped to its lowest level since June 2022 in November this year, reported the news agency PTI on Sunday, December 15, citing a Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air report. “India's imports of Russian crude oil dropped by a massive 55 per cent in November - the lowest figure since June 2022,” the …

Rosneft, Reliance agree biggest ever India-Russia oil supply deal: Reports
1 week, 4 days ago

Rosneft, Reliance agree biggest ever India-Russia oil supply deal: Reports

Deccan Chronicle  

Russia's state oil firm Rosneft has agreed to supply nearly 500,000 barrels per day of crude to Indian private refiner Reliance in the biggest ever energy deal between the two countries, three sources familiar with the deal said.The 10-year agreement amounts to 0.5% of global supply and is worth roughly $13 billion a year at today's prices. The company declined …

Exclusive-Rising costs squeeze intermediaries out of thriving Russian oil trade with India
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Exclusive-Rising costs squeeze intermediaries out of thriving Russian oil trade with India

Live Mint  

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI/MOSCOW - Three trading houses have become dominant sellers of Russian oil to India as many smaller players dropped out of the business due to high funding costs in Russia and lack of access to Western funds, according to data and six trading sources. Traders such as Dubai-based Starex Trading and Pontus Trading, which were large …

Russia wants to become the second-largest oil producer in the world
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia wants to become the second-largest oil producer in the world

China Daily  

Russia is reportedly considering a major oil-sector shakeup by merging three of its largest oil companies: state-backed Rosneft and Gazprom Neft and privately-held Lukoil. Notably, the consolidation could allow Russia to command higher prices for crude oil exports to major buyers like India and China. This shift is driven by Russia’s substantial discounts on crude oil, which have made it …

Russian oil finds its way to Europe via India; India now biggest exporter of fuel to EU
1 month, 1 week ago

Russian oil finds its way to Europe via India; India now biggest exporter of fuel to EU

The Hindu  

India's export of fuels like diesel to the European Union jumped 58% in the first three quarters of 2024, with a bulk of them likely coming from refining discounted Russian oil, according to a monthly tracker report. "In the 13 months since the oil price cap took effect, over one-third of India's exports of oil products to sanctioning countries was …

‘India did entire world a favour’: Hardeep Singh Puri on India’s stance to buy Russian oil, ‘if we had not done so…’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘India did entire world a favour’: Hardeep Singh Puri on India’s stance to buy Russian oil, ‘if we had not done so…’

Live Mint  

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that India's decision to buy oil from Russia amid global uncertainties helped prevent a potential spike in global oil prices. In an interview with CNN's Becky Anderson in Abu Dhabi, Union minister Puri explained that if the Indian government hadn't bought Russian oil, global oil price would have gone up …

Putin hosts India’s prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin hosts India’s prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship

Associated Press  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, seeking to deepen the relationship between the two nuclear powers at a time when NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia launched deadly missile attacks in Ukraine that hit a children’s hospital. “Our relationship is one of a particularly privileged strategic partnership,” Putin told Modi, who made …

Build your plants in Russia, Moscow tells Indian drugmakers
6 months, 1 week ago

Build your plants in Russia, Moscow tells Indian drugmakers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Sanctions-hit Russia is looking to India for drug security at a time of shortages triggered by its war in Ukraine, a government official aware of the matter said. Moscow has proposed financial support for Indian companies ready to build facilities in Russia, and is seeking higher pharmaceutical exports from India to meet domestic demand, the official said on …

India saved USD 13 billion by importing discounted Russian crude
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India saved USD 13 billion by importing discounted Russian crude

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India has saved around $13 billion by importing discounted crude oil from Russia in the past two years, according to a study by ICRA, the rating agency. According to energy cargo tracker Vortexa, India received 1.36 million barrels of crude oil per day from Russia in March 2024, compared to 1.27 million barrels per day in February 2024. …

No sanctions against India for purchasing, refining Russian oil: U.S. Treasury officials
8 months, 2 weeks ago

No sanctions against India for purchasing, refining Russian oil: U.S. Treasury officials

The Hindu  

April 04, 2024 07:55 pm | Updated 09:51 pm IST - NEW DELHI Striking a conciliatory note on India’s imports of Russian oil, U.S. Treasury department officials visiting Delhi said on April 4 that the aim of U.S. sanctions and the oil “price cap” was not to limit the purchase of Russian ‘Ural’ oil, but to limit the revenues made …

US has not asked India to reduce Russian oil imports: Officials
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US has not asked India to reduce Russian oil imports: Officials

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The US has not asked India to reduce its imports of Russian oil and the price cap and sanctions regime imposed by the G7 are aimed at squeezing Moscow’s profits from crude sales and impeding its ability to finance the war in Ukraine, two US officials said on Thursday. Russian oil is priced above $60 a barrel The …

Two US treasury officials visiting India to urge Modi govt to maintain implementation of Russian oil price cap
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Two US treasury officials visiting India to urge Modi govt to maintain implementation of Russian oil price cap

India TV News  

Two senior US treasury officials - Acting Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Anna Morris and PDO Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Eric Van Nostrand - will urge New Delhi to maintain the implementation of the oil price cap aimed at limiting profits to Russia, while also promoting stable global energy markets, the Biden administration said in an official announcement. “They …

US to tell event in India that price cap on Russian oil working
8 months, 2 weeks ago

US to tell event in India that price cap on Russian oil working

Hindustan Times  

The G7 price cap on Russian oil shipments is cutting the revenue that Moscow has available to support its invasion of Ukraine, and the mechanism's effectiveness is helped by the recent actions of Indian refiners, U.S. officials will tell an event in New Delhi on Thursday, according to prepared remarks. "We know that the Indian economy has much at stake …

’My friend...’: Russian FM lauds Jaishankar’s response on oil import
9 months, 2 weeks ago

’My friend...’: Russian FM lauds Jaishankar’s response on oil import

Live Mint  

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has praised an old remark made by India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the United Nations. Lavrov at the World Youth Forum in Russia's Sochi called Jaishankar "My friend" and heaped praises on the Indian minister for navigating bilateral ties between New Delhi and Moscow amid the Ukraine war. Russian oil import According to …

Petroleum exports drop sharply as West tightens squeeze on Russia
10 months ago

Petroleum exports drop sharply as West tightens squeeze on Russia

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Earnings from petroleum shipments fell steeply in April-January FY24 due to the global economic slowdown, a rise in domestic consumption, and shrinking discounts on Russian oil. According to data from the government’s Niryat portal, earnings from exports of chemicals and petroleum products stood at $67.11 billion in the April-January FY24 period, down 11.29% from $75.65 billion in the …

US sanctions UAE shipping firm for transporting Russian crude oil above USD60 per barrel price cap
11 months ago

US sanctions UAE shipping firm for transporting Russian crude oil above USD60 per barrel price cap

India TV News  

Washington: The US on Thursday hit a United Arab Emirates shipping firm with sanctions after it transported Russian crude oil above the $60 per barrel price cap. This is the Treasury's first oil price cap enforcement action of 2024 — imposed on Hennesea Holdings Limited and its 18 vessels that the US Treasury now considers blocked property. Price cap The …

Fear of sanctions keeps SBI off Russian oil deals
11 months, 1 week ago

Fear of sanctions keeps SBI off Russian oil deals

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : State Bank of India has long avoided payment transactions for Russian oil bought by state-run refiners to avert US sanctions that came into force on 5 December 2022, two people aware of the matter said. Mint also reported about India’s largest lender requesting data on purchasing prices from refiners such as Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, Bharat Petroleum …

India reduces import of Russian crude oil over pricing
11 months, 1 week ago

India reduces import of Russian crude oil over pricing

Hindustan Times  

Indian refiners have significantly cut Russian crude imports and plan to further decrease shipments from the sanctions-hit country after Moscow steeply reduced discounts from about $10 a barrel to around $2 in recent months, at least four people directly aware of the development said. Indian oil companies have decided to cut crude imports from Russia because of only one reason, …

Why India's oil purchase from Russia declined: Hardeep Singh Puri explains
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Why India's oil purchase from Russia declined: Hardeep Singh Puri explains

Hindustan Times  

Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri said crude oil supply in India from Russia has not dropped because of the payment-related issues. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri India is one of the largest importers of crude oil in the world, but its imports from Russia significantly decreased over the past few …

The dominant dollar faces a backlash in the oil market
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The dominant dollar faces a backlash in the oil market

Live Mint  

Some major emerging economies are dabbling in trading commodities without using the dollar, as they seek to reduce their reliance on the U.S. currency. And in November, Saudi Arabia and China set up a roughly $7 billion currency-swap line, which the Chinese central bank said would strengthen financial ties and expand the use of local currencies. The tight links between …

Russia minister says oil supplies to India increased to 40 percent since Ukraine war
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia minister says oil supplies to India increased to 40 percent since Ukraine war

Hindustan Times  

Moscow: Russia's deputy prime minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday his country has redirected most its oil supplies towards India and China after the West enforced economic sanctions against it over the Ukraine war. "China -- whose share has grown to 45-50 percent -- and India have become our main partners in the current situation," Novak was quoted as saying …

U.S. imposes more Russian oil price cap sanctions and issues new compliance rules for shippers
1 year ago

U.S. imposes more Russian oil price cap sanctions and issues new compliance rules for shippers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. imposed new sanctions on alleged violators of a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil and tightened compliance rules for insurance firms and shippers, Wednesday. Also sanctioned were Hong Kong-based Covart Energy, which has increased its share of the trade of Russian oil since the price cap policy was implemented, and Hong Kong-based Bellatrix Energy. …

India's crude oil output up 1.3% to 2.5 MMT in October, imports rise after four months of declines: PPAC
1 year, 1 month ago

India's crude oil output up 1.3% to 2.5 MMT in October, imports rise after four months of declines: PPAC

Live Mint  

India produced a total of 2.5 million metric tonnes of crude oil in October 2023 - registering a growth of 1.3 per cent compared to the year-ago period, according to Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell. According to PPAC data, crude oil imports increased by 2.2 per cent and by 0.6 per cent during October 2023 and April-October 2023 respectively, compared …

US newly sanctioned tankers shipped Russian oil to India
1 year, 1 month ago

US newly sanctioned tankers shipped Russian oil to India

Firstpost  

In the short-term, sanctions may reduce the number of ships carrying Russian oil and prompt India to seek supplies elsewhere, but they are unlikely to stop the trade altogether due to its lucrative nature, several traders who declined to be named, said. Three oil tankers, recently sanctioned by Washington, have regularly transported Sokol crude from Russia’s Far East to Indian …

How Russia games oil sanctions for big profits
1 year, 1 month ago

How Russia games oil sanctions for big profits

Live Mint  

The latest evidence: Oil and gas tax revenue to the Russian budget in October more than doubled from September and rose by more than a quarter from the same month last year, according to data released Friday. The price cap, imposed last December, was supposed to achieve twin goals: ensure the flow of Russia’s crude on world markets, thus keeping …

A price cap on Russian oil aims to starve Putin of cash. But it’s largely been untested. Until now
1 year, 2 months ago

A price cap on Russian oil aims to starve Putin of cash. But it’s largely been untested. Until now

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — For months after Ukraine’s Western allies limited sales of Russian oil to $60 per barrel, the price cap was still largely symbolic. Russia’s benchmark oil — often exported with Western ships required to obey sanctions — has traded above the price cap since mid-July, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars a day into the Kremlin’s war chest. …

The US government sanctions two shipping companies for violating the Russian oil price cap
1 year, 2 months ago

The US government sanctions two shipping companies for violating the Russian oil price cap

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Thursday that it has imposed its first set of sanctions on two companies that shipped Russian oil in violation of a multinational price cap. As a result of the sanctions, the Biden administration is blocking the companies’ ability to conduct business or access any property or financial interests in the U.S. A senior treasury …

Buy ships to transport energy: Govt to oil cos
1 year, 3 months ago

Buy ships to transport energy: Govt to oil cos

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : India’s public sector oil and gas companies are looking at purchasing ships to transport oil and gas following a Union government directive aimed to ensure energy security, two people aware of the development said. The move comes at a time of rising crude prices, a price cap on Russian oil, and a bar on the use of …

G7 said to shelve regular Russian oil cap reviews as prices soar
1 year, 3 months ago

G7 said to shelve regular Russian oil cap reviews as prices soar

The Hindu  

The G7 and allies have shelved regular reviews of the Russian oil price cap scheme, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, even though most Russian crude is trading above the limit because of a rally in global crude prices. The Group of Seven countries along with the European Union and Australia imposed the price cap mechanism on Russian oil …

Is India's Reliance on Russian Oil Imports Reaching a Limit
1 year, 5 months ago

Is India's Reliance on Russian Oil Imports Reaching a Limit

News 18  

India’s imports of oil from Russia reached a new height as New Delhi’s daily volumes climbed to 2.2 million barrels a day in June. News18 takes a look at India’s oil trade with Russia and the future possibilities: Rapid Rise of Russian Oil India, the world’s third largest consumer of crude, bought nearly 2 million barrels per day of Russian …

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why allow yuan payments for import of Russian oil?
1 year, 5 months ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why allow yuan payments for import of Russian oil?

Deccan Chronicle  

The “globalised village economy” has suddenly cast a magical spell over the vast Eurasian landmass. In March 2023 came the first sign of India’s discomfort when the government reportedly issued an advisory to banks, merchants and traders dealing with crude oil imported from Russia, to avoid making any payments in the Chinese currency, the yuan. If India, the fifth-largest economy …

Modi’s ‘rouble wise rupee foolish’ policy
1 year, 5 months ago

Modi’s ‘rouble wise rupee foolish’ policy

The Hindu  

Newsan is one of Argentina’s biggest home appliance retailers. It is not in India’s interests to help China’s ascendancy, so one would expect India to not aid and abet China’s desire to move global trade settlements from the dollar to the yuan. China sensed an opportunity in this conundrum and given its proximity to Russia, the yuan has emerged as …

Russia oil discount to India shrinks to $4, delivery charges remain opaque
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia oil discount to India shrinks to $4, delivery charges remain opaque

India TV News  

The steep discounts on Russian crude oil that India gorged on since the Ukraine war, have plunged but the shipping rates charged by Russia-arranged entities continue to remain 'opaque' and higher than normal, sources said. The discounts could have been higher if state controlled units, who account for roughly 60 per cent of the 2 million barrels per day of …

Explained | Why are India-Russia trade payments in crisis?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | Why are India-Russia trade payments in crisis?

The Hindu  

July 09, 2023 03:45 am | Updated 04:21 pm IST The story so far: As India continues to import oil from Russia, it is getting tougher for the country to pay for it. On the one hand, it faces repercussions of breaching the oil price cap of $60 a barrel put in place by the U.S. and European nations as …

Indian refiners said to start paying in yuan for Russian oil
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian refiners said to start paying in yuan for Russian oil

The Hindu  

As the Ukraine-Russia war drags on, Indian refiners have begun paying for some oil imports from Russia in Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Indian refiners have also settled some non-dollar payments for Russian oil in the United Arab Emirates’ dirham, sources have said. It could not immediately be determined how much Russian oil …

India refiners start yuan payments for Russian oil imports, say sources
1 year, 5 months ago

India refiners start yuan payments for Russian oil imports, say sources

The Hindu  

Indian refiners have begun paying for some oil imports from Russia in Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Western sanctions force Moscow and its customers to find alternatives to the dollar for settling payments. Indian Oil Corporation, the country’s biggest buyer of Russian crude oil, in June became the first state refiner to pay for …

India, China bought 80% of Russia's oil in May: International Energy Agency
1 year, 6 months ago

India, China bought 80% of Russia's oil in May: International Energy Agency

The Hindu  

India and China, the world's top oil users, continued to lap up heavily discounted Russian crude oil, buying as much as 80% of the oil that Moscow exported in May, the International Energy Agency said in a report. India has increased purchases from almost nothing to close to 2 million barrels per day, while China has raised liftings by 5,00,000 …

India, China bought 80% of Russia's oil in May: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

India, China bought 80% of Russia's oil in May: Report

India TV News  

India and China, the world's top oil users, continued to lap up heavily discounted Russian crude oil, buying as much as 80 per cent of the oil that Moscow exported in May, the International Energy Agency said in a report. Russia-origin seaborne crude exports averaged 3.87 million barrels per day in May, the highest since Russia invaded Ukraine in February …

US says price caps on Russia’s oil are cutting revenue nearly in half and weakening its economy
1 year, 6 months ago

US says price caps on Russia’s oil are cutting revenue nearly in half and weakening its economy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A top Treasury Department official said Thursday that the cap on the price of Russia’s oil is severely curtailing its greatest source of revenue as it wages war in Ukraine. When the United States and other economic powers in the Group of Seven, along with the European Union and Australia, last year announced an ambitious plan to cap …

Eye on oil: on oil prices and India
1 year, 6 months ago

Eye on oil: on oil prices and India

The Hindu  

The world’s largest grouping of crude oil producers, commonly known as OPEC+, agreed on Sunday to extend ongoing production cuts into 2024 as it seeks to keep oil prices from falling amid concerns about a global economic slowdown. OPEC major and leading producer Saudi Arabia also voluntarily vowed to reduce output by an extra 1 million barrels per day in …

India's import of Russian oil scales new high in May
1 year, 6 months ago

India's import of Russian oil scales new high in May

The Hindu  

India's import of cheap Russian oil scaled another record in May, 2023 and is now more than the combined oil bought from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE and the U.S., industry data showed. Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, mainly in the Middle East and Africa, made up for as much as 90% of all crude oil India imported at one …

China, India receive record Russian crude oil in May: data
1 year, 6 months ago

China, India receive record Russian crude oil in May: data

The Hindu  

Russian crude oil imports by China and India in May hit an all-time high as buyers gorged on discounted supplies, reducing demand for oil from the Middle East and Africa, according to preliminary assessments from ship trackers. 3 crude importers and top buyers of Russian oil imported about 110 million barrels in May, data from Vortexa and Kpler showed, up …

Russia pressurising India to avoid being placed on FATF's blacklist; Will India take any steps to save Moscow?
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia pressurising India to avoid being placed on FATF's blacklist; Will India take any steps to save Moscow?

India TV News  

In a major development, the Financial Action Task Force which leads global action to tackle money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, is mulling to put Russia on the "black list" amid the ongoing war against its neighbouring country, Ukraine. Although it sounds quite familiar amid the fact the intergovernmental organisation had removed Moscow from the list of member counties in …

EU to curb Indian fuel imports made with Russian oil: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

EU to curb Indian fuel imports made with Russian oil: Report

Al Jazeera  

The EU’s foreign policy chief has called for a crackdown of Russian oil into Europe as refined fuel, including diesel. Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has said that the bloc will act against the importation of Indian petroleum products that use Russian oil, in rare explicit criticism of India’s role in helping Russia evade Western sanctions amid …

Russia launches intense air raid on Kyiv, top Chinese diplomat to tour Ukraine and Russia
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia launches intense air raid on Kyiv, top Chinese diplomat to tour Ukraine and Russia

ABC  

Russia launched an exceptionally intense air attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, using drones, cruise and probably ballistic missiles, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital suffered its eighth air raid this month. Key points: Russia fired six ballistic missiles from aircraft, nine cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea and three missiles from land Ukraine …

India’s oil trade has undergone a seismic shift
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s oil trade has undergone a seismic shift

Live Mint  

From where it buys crude oil to where it sells finished petroleum products, India has seen massive changes in its oil trade since the Ukraine war began, propelling profits for Indian oil companies. Russia is now India’s largest supplier of crude oil, ahead of West Asian countries, accounting for 27% of India’s crude imports this February, up from 6% in …

'Have billions of rupees in Indian banks which we can't use': Russian Foreign Minister
1 year, 7 months ago

'Have billions of rupees in Indian banks which we can't use': Russian Foreign Minister

India TV News  

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov during his recent visit to India to attend SCO foreign minister's meeting in Goa made a remark saying that Moscow has billion of rupees in Indian banks but they can't use them. "This is a problem," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov while speaking to reporters in Goa on the sidelines of the SCO foreign …

Russia says it has billions of Indian rupees that it can’t use
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia says it has billions of Indian rupees that it can’t use

Live Mint  

Russia has accumulated billions of rupees in Indian banks which it can’t use, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday, pointing to a ballooning trade surplus with the South Asian nation. But for this, these rupees must be transferred in another currency, and this is being discussed now.” India’s total exports to Russia shrunk 11.6% to $2.8 billion in the first …

Data | Russia’s exports to India rise further, trade deficit balloons
1 year, 7 months ago

Data | Russia’s exports to India rise further, trade deficit balloons

The Hindu  

In February 2023, Russia sur­passed Saudi Arabia to be­ come the second biggest ex­porter of crude oil to India in FY23. In the four­-month period between November 2022 and Febru­ary 2023, Russia took over the top spot, while the shares of Saudi Ara­bia and Iraq in India’s oil imports are fast decreasing. Chart 1 | The chart shows the share …

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