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06.12.25 - 00:57
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India Steps Up Purchases Of Sanctions-Free Russian Crude (ZeroHedge)
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India Steps Up Purchases Of Sanctions-Free Russian Crude
By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com
India's Bharat Petroleum Corp. and India Oil Corp. have bought Russian crude from non-sanctioned companies, with Bharat Petroleum ordering a cargo of 2 million barrels of Urals crude for January delivery, from companies other than Rosneft and Lukoil, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed trader sources.
The price tag for the cargo featured a discount of $6-$7 to Brent crude, the sources told Reuters. This is actually slimmer than the futures market difference between Urals and Brent. Brent is trading at a bit over $63 per barrel, while the flagship Russian blend is changing hands for over $54 per barrel.
Rosneft and Lukoil handled around half of Russia's total oil exports, or around 2 million barrels daily, until November 21, when fresh U.S. sanctions came into effect targeting specifically the two companies. Since then, importers and exporters alike have been looking for—and finding—ways around the san...
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05.12.25 - 20:33
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′Uninterrupted Oil Shipments′: Putin Questions US Punishing India During Red-Carpet Welcome (ZeroHedge)
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'Uninterrupted Oil Shipments': Putin Questions US Punishing India During Red-Carpet Welcome
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in India for a two-day official visit, greeted by New Delhi city streets decked out in "Welcome to India" posters, celebratory images of Putin's portrait, and alternating Russian and Indian flags. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was actually present at the airport in Delhi to receive Putin Thursday night, which marks a rare break from protocol.
The Russian leader met with Prime Minister Modi and senior Indian officials, and the agenda included a wreath-laying ceremony at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, the signing of economic and strategic partners ship deals, and participation in the Russian-Indian Business Forum. Putin's last trip to India was five years ago, in 2021, and Modi's visit to Moscow last year came at a sensitive and crucial point at which the West was trying to impose total isolation on Moscow, amid the grinding Ukraine war.
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