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India Intensifies Oil Supply Talks With US

OIL

India has intensified discussions with the US to ensure its oil supplies in the event Russia faces additional sanctions, government officials and analysts said.

  • India has substantially increased its crude oil imports from the US, with its share in India's crude basket hitting a record 0.88mbpd in Dec, commerce ministry data showed.
  • "US crude oil exports to India will be in focus in 2023 as trade flows reshuffle and the market remains volatile," Sumit Ritolia, senior South Asia oil analyst at S&P Global, said.
  • "US SPR releases have widened the WTI-Brent spread, making North American crudes more appealing to Indian refiners," Ritolia added.
  • "India is aiming to pursue an oil import policy to boost crude oil supplies from both the US and Russia, while stepping up efforts to diversify the crude basket,"Ritolia said.

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