Russia remains India’s top oil supplier for second month in a row in Nov

Kyiv, 11/12: Russia has for the second month in a row remained India’s top oil supplier in November, surpassing traditional sellers Iraq and Saudi Arabia, according to data from energy cargo tracker Vortexa.

 

 

Russia, which made up for just 0.2 per cent of all oil imported by India in the year to March 31, 2022, supplied 9,09,403 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to India in November.

 

It now makes up for more than a fifth of India’s oil supplies.

 

According to Vortexa, an energy intelligence firm, India imported 8,61,461 bpd of oil from Iraq in November and 5,70,922 bpd from Saudi Arabia. The United States was India’s fourth largest supplier at 4,05,525 bpd.