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OPEC Share of Indian Oil Market at Record Low

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OPEC members, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, saw their share of India's oil market slide to 59% in the fiscal year to March 2023, from about 72% in 2021/22, according to Reuters calculations as the country turned to cheap Russian barrels.

  • India imported about 1.6 million bpd of Russian oil in 2022/23, about 23% of its overall 4.65 million bpd imports.
  • The decision by OPEC and their allies, a group known as OPEC+ to cut production in May could further squeeze OPEC's share in India.
  • India's oil imports in 2022/23 rose 9% from a year earlier. State refiners increased their runs to meet rising local fuel demand after private refiners turned to exports instead of selling fuel at below-market rates domestically.
  • India imported nearly 5 million bpd of oil in March, marginally higher than the previous month, with Russian oil accounting for about 36% of overall imports.

source: Reuters

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