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Exclusive-Indian state refiners pause Russian oil purchases, sources say
Reuters Yahoo Finance ^ | 7/31/2025 | Nidhi Verma

Posted on 07/31/2025 5:04:31 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil in the past week as discounts narrowed this month and U.S. President Donald Trump warned against purchasing oil from Moscow, industry sources said.

India, the world's third-largest oil importer, is the biggest buyer of seaborne Russian crude.

Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Ltd - have not sought Russian crude in the past week or so, four sources familiar with the refiners' purchase plans told Reuters.

IOC, BPCL, HPCL, MRPL and the federal oil ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

The four refiners regularly buy Russian oil on a delivered basis and have turned to spot markets for replacement supply - mostly Middle Eastern grades such as Abu Dhabi's Murban crude and West African oil, sources said.

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1 posted on 07/31/2025 5:04:31 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus
"Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil in the past week..."

Trump channeling Teddy Roosevelt.

2 posted on 07/31/2025 5:09:00 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: marcusmaximus

“Exclusive-Indian state refiners pause Russian oil purchases, sources say”

Now I know why the price of crude has been SHOOTING UP for the past week. Let’s see how long Trump tolerates that.


3 posted on 07/31/2025 5:13:19 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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