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NEW DELHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Indian state fuel retailers sold about 1.15 million metric ton of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the first half of March, a decline of 17.3% from a year earlier and 26.3% from the same period in the previous month, preliminary sales data show.

India, which relies heavily on the Middle East for meeting its LPG consumption, is reeling under its worst LPG crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield ​households from any shortage of cooking gas.

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By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul

NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) - Iran has allowed two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas carriers to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, a rare exception to the Iranian blockade that has disrupted global energy supplies.

The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Shivalik crossed the Strait under escort from the Indian Navy, said two of the sources, and the second vessel, Nanda Devi, was expected to clear in the next few hours.

Since the United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign on Iran, Tehran has largely halted traffic through the strait, which runs past its coast and normally supplies around 20% of global oil and seaborne liquefied natural gas.

Iran has said it will not permit any supplies for the United States or its allies to leave the strait, but India has sought exemptions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he had spoken to Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and discussed the transit of goods and energy from the Gulf.

India has also given safe harbour to 183 Iranian sailors from a vessel that docked after the war broke out. The vessel was one of three that had participated in exercises in India; one of the others was sunk by a U.S. torpedo off Sri Lanka.

India is reeling under its worst gas crisis in decades with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield households from any shortage of cooking gas.

Shivalik and Nanda Devi are owned by state-run Shipping Corp of India.SCI.NS

Shivalik, which had arrived in Qatari waters on February 25, last reported its position on March 12 as within the exclusive economic zone waters up to 24 miles off the United Arab Emirates, according to tracking data on MarineTraffic.

Nanda Devi was last seen on Friday in Iranian waters close to the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, according to MarineTraffic data. It had called at Qatar’s Ras Laffan anchorage on February 27 before sailing to UAE waters, the data showed.

Separately, a crude tanker is expected to arrive in India on Saturday carrying Saudi Arabian oil after sailing through the Strait around March 1, according to two of the sources and data from Lloyd's List Intelligence.

The Liberia flagged Smyrni crude oil suezmax tanker, which can carry a maximum capacity of 1 million barrels, is expected to arrive at an Indian port for state refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp HPCL.NS.

India's foreign ministry, navy, Shipping Corp and HPCL did not respond to Reuters emails sent out after business hours.

India consumed 33.15 million metric tons of cooking gas last year, with imports accounting for about 60% of demand. About 90% of those imports came from the Middle East.

On Thursday India said 24 Indian-flagged vessels were stuck in the Gulf area past the narrow strait.

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March 9 (Reuters) - Indian refiners slumped on Monday, as the widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran propelled crude prices to their highest in almost four years.

Indian Oil IOC.NS lost 6.6%, HPCL HPCL.NS dropped 7.5%, while BPCL BPCL.NS slid 7.1%. Reliance Industries RELI.NS shed 2%.

Brent crude LCOc1 jumped as much as 26.4% to $117.16 a barrel and was last up 23% at $114.08 by 9:15 a.m. IST. O/R

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By Nidhi Verma

NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) - India has invoked emergency powers and directed refiners to maximise production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to prevent a shortage of the cooking fuel after supply disruptions caused by the Middle East crisis, a government order showed.

The world's second-biggest importer of LPG last year consumed 33.15 million metric tons of cooking gas, which is a mixture of propane and butane.

Imports account for about two-thirds of LPG consumption, with the Middle East making up about 85–90% of that supply.

All oil refiners are asked to "maximise and ensure that propane and butane available with them are utilized for production of LPG", the order issued late on Thursday showed.

The government has asked producers to make LPG, propane and butane available to state refiners - Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS, Hindustan Petroleum Corp HPCL.NS and Bharat Petroleum Corp BPCL.NS for distribution to households.

The country has about 332 million active LPG consumers, government data showed.

A mandatory diversion of propane and butane for LPG production would curtail the output of alkylates, a gasoline blending component, by Reliance Industries Ltd RELI.NS.

Reliance exported about four cargoes per month of alkylates last year, according to LSEG data.

The government also ordered refiners not to divert propane and butane for petrochemical production.

Diverting propane and butane for LPG production will hurt margins for petrochemical companies that make products such as polpropyline and alkylates, as they fetch better prices than LPG, a trade source said.

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By Nidhi Verma

NEW DELHI, March 5 (Reuters) - Refiners in India have started tapping Russian oil aboard vessels floating off the country's coast to make up for the loss of Middle Eastern crude due to the Iran war, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

India is vulnerable to energy supply shocks, with crude stocks covering only about 25 days of demand.

India was the top buyer of Russian seaborne crude after Moscow's 2022 Ukraine invasion, but in January its refiners started to reduce purchases, helping New Delhi avoid 25% tariffs imposed by Washington and clinch an interim trade deal.

On Thursday, the Suezmax tanker Odune carrying about a million barrels of Russian oil berthed at eastern Paradip port for delivery to state refiner Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS, according to a shipping source. The vessel had been floating in Indian waters, the person said.

IOC is also scheduled to receive about 700,000 barrels of Russian oil loaded on the Spring Fortune at Vadinar port in western India on Saturday, the source said.

A source at Indian Oil said his company is expediting purchases of Russian oil, including that loaded on vessels floating around India.

Indian Oil did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

About 9.5 million barrels of Russian crude is floating near Indian waters and able to arrive within weeks, an industry source with direct knowledge of Russian trade told Reuters.

A source at another Indian refiner said his firm was also considering buying Russian oil floating near India.

"Should Middle Eastern inflows tighten, Indian refiners could pivot back toward Russian grades relatively quickly," said Sumit Ritolia, analyst at ship-tracking firm Kpler.

Kpler tracking shows about 30 million barrels of Russian oil available and loaded on vessels in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea region and Singapore Strait, including volumes in floating storage, he said.

"Some of these vessels have not yet declared their destination ... If Indian refiners won't act, all these can start moving to China in a day or two," Ritolia said.

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Feb 23 (Reuters) - Pine Labs Ltd PINL.NS:

• PINE LABS AWARDED MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS BY 3 INDIAN OMCS

• CONTRACTS FROM BPCL, HPCL, AND IOCL

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NEW YORK/NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - India's state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp BPCL.NS has made its first-ever purchase of Venezuelan oil, and private refiner HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) has bought the South American country's crude for the first time in two years, three sources familiar with the trade said on Wednesday.

The two refiners have bought a million barrels each of Venezuela's Merey crude grade, the sources said. The heavy oil, purchased through two separate deals, is planned to be co-loaded on a very large crude carrier to save on shipping cost, and will boost India's imports of Venezuelan crude to at least 6 million barrels through April, the sources said.

Bharat Petroleum and HMEL purchased the Venezuelan oil from trader Vitol, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential details. The price details were not immediately known.

BPCL and HMEL did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. Vitol declined to comment.

HMEL, a joint venture of state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp HPCL.NS and steel tycoon Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, previously received Venezuelan oil in February 2024, trade flow data from LSEG and Kpler showed.

Indian refiners have been buying Venezuelan oil to diversify their supply mix as they reduce Russian oil imports, a move that helped New Delhi clinch an interim trade deal with Washington. HMEL suspended Russian oil imports in October. New Delhi has not officially announced any plans to end oil imports from Russia, but Indian refiners have been avoiding Russian oil.

Reliance Industries, Indian Oil Corp and HPCL have previously bought Venezuelan oil at around $6.5-$7 per barrel below the Dubai crude oil benchmark. Traders Vitol and Trafigura have been marketing and selling the South American country's oil since January under licenses granted by the U.S. as part of a supply deal between Caracas and Washington.

BPCL will split the cargo equally for discharge at Kochi port in the southern state of Kerala for its 310,000 barrel-per-day Kochi refinery, and at Sikka port in western Gujarat state for its 156,000-bpd Bina refinery in central India.

HMEL imports crude through the Mundra port in western Gujarat state for its 226,000-bpd Bathinda refinery in northern India.

Exports of Venezuelan oil to the U.S. are also expected to pick up in April, with refiner Valero Energy VLO.N set to receive up to 6.5 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in March, Chevron rapidly boosting shipments from the country to the U.S. and other U.S. refiners seeking direct purchases from Venezuela, sources have told Reuters.

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Feb 9 (Reuters) - India's fuel consumption fell to 21.05 million metric tons in January from 21.71 million the previous month, which was the highest monthly number recorded in oil ministry data, but gained nearly 3% compared with the same period last year.

WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

India is the world's third-largest consumer and importer of oil and the largest buyer of Russian seaborne crude, taking advantage of discounts on Russian oil as Europe and the U.S. shun those barrels over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

BY THE NUMBERS

Data released by the oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) on Monday showed sales of gasoline stood at 3.51 million metric tons in January, down 1.2% from December but up 6.1% from a year earlier.

Diesel consumption was at nearly 8 million tons, up 3.3% from a year earlier but down 5.7% month-on-month, while liquefied petroleum gas consumption rose 6.6% from a year earlier to 3.03 million tons.

Naphtha sales fell about 10.2% year-on-year to 1.02 million tons, while consumption of bitumen, used primarily in road construction, fell 12.9% from December and but was up 4.2% on an annual basis at 0.79 million tons.

Fuel oil usage stood at 0.57 million tons, rising 3.3% from a year earlier.

CONTEXT

India's state refiners Indian Oil IOC.NS and Hindustan Petroleum HPCL.NS together bought 2 million barrels of Merey crude from Venezuela for delivery in the second half of April, two trade sources aware of the deal said.

The purchase highlights Indian refiners' effort to diversify their imports to partly replace Russian oil, which they are avoiding to help New Delhi seal a trade deal with the United States.

Meanwhile, high-frequency indicators point to sustained growth momentum, according to the Reserve Bank of India's State of the Economy report released on January 21.

A rare combination of rising fuel demand and expanding refining capacity is drawing global commodity traders to India, with firms such as Trafigura seeking long-term partnerships with state oil companies.

KEY COMMENTS

"Another month with solid year-on-year growth, driven by the key refined products diesel and gasoline," said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo.

"Indian demand growth is likely to be a key driver of global oil demand growth this year."

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NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Indian refiners are avoiding Russian oil purchases for delivery in April and are expected to stay away from such trades for longer, refining and trade sources said, a move that could help New Delhi seal a trade pact with Washington.

The U.S. and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, announcing a framework for a deal they hope to conclude by March that would lower tariffs and deepen economic cooperation.

Indian Oil IOC.NS, Bharat Petroleum BPCL.NS and Reliance Industries RELI.NS are not accepting offers from traders for Russian oil loading in March and April, said a trader who approached the refiners.

These refiners, however, had already scheduled some deliveries of Russian oil in March, refining sources said. Most other refiners have stopped buying Russian crude.

TRUMP SAYS INDIA 'COMMITTED' TO HALTING PURCHASES

The three refiners and the oil ministry did not respond to requests for comment. The trade minister on Saturday referred questions about Russian oil to the foreign ministry.

A foreign ministry spokesperson said: "Diversifying our energy sourcing in keeping with objective market conditions and evolving international dynamics is at the core of our strategy" to ensure energy security for the world's most-populous nation.

Although a U.S.-India statement on the trade framework did not mention Russian oil, President Donald Trump rescinded his 25% tariffs on Indian goods, imposed over Russian oil purchases, because, he said, New Delhi had "committed to stop directly or indirectly" importing Russian oil.

New Delhi has not announced plans to halt Russian oil imports.

India became the top buyer of discounted Russian seaborne crude after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, spurring a backlash from Western nations that had targeted Russia's energy sector with sanctions aimed at curtailing Moscow's revenue and making it harder to fund the war.

INDIA'S RUSSIAN-OIL IMPORTS A FRACTION OF 2025 LEVELS

One regular Indian buyer is Russia-backed private refiner Nayara, which relies solely on Russian oil for its 400,000-barrel-per-day refinery. Sources said Nayara may be allowed to keep buying Russian oil because other crude sellers pulled back after the European Union sanctioned the refiner in July.

Nayara also does not plan to import Russian crude in April due to a month-long refinery maintenance shutdown, a source familiar with its operations said.

Nayara did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Indian refiners may change their plan and place orders for Russian oil only if advised by the government, sources said.

Trump's order said U.S. officials would monitor and recommend reinstating the tariffs if India resumed oil procurement from Russia.

Sources said last month that India was preparing to cut Russian oil imports below 1 million bpd by March, with volumes eventually falling to 500,000–600,000 bpd, compared with an average 1.7 million bpd last year. India's Russian oil imports topped 2 million bpd in mid-2025.

The intake of Russian oil by India, the world's third-biggest oil consumer and importer, declined to its lowest level in two years in December, data from trade and industry sources show.

Indian refiners have been buying more oil from Middle Eastern, African and South American countries as they scale back Russian oil purchases.

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Adds details on purchases

By Nidhi Verma

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Indian refiners have not been told by the government to stop buying Russian oil and would need a wind-down period to complete purchases already in process, two refining sources said on Tuesday, following a trade deal with Washington.

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that included halting oil purchases from Russia, but without details on how and when such purchases by India would end.

While India has slowed Russian oil purchases, refineries have already booked cargoes loading in February and arriving in March, the sources said, declining to be named as they were not authorised to speak with the media.

Trump said the trade deal would slash U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50%, in exchange for India lowering trade barriers, ending Russian oil purchases and importing instead from the United States and potentially Venezuela.

Modi welcomed the tariff reduction but made no mention of halting Russian oil purchases.

COMPLETE HALT OF RUSSIAN IMPORTS 'WOULD HURT NAYARA'

India became the top buyer of discounted Russian seaborne crude after Moscow's war in Ukraine began in 2022, spurring a backlash from Western nations that had targeted Russia's energy sector with sanctions aimed at curtailing Moscow's revenue and making it harder to fund the war.

India will gradually cut Russian oil imports, a third source said on Tuesday, adding that a complete halt would hurt operations at Russia-backed Nayara Energy's 400,000-barrel-per-day refinery. The plant has relied solely on Russian crude following European Union sanctions on the company last July.

However, Nayara is not planning to load Russian oil in April as it will be shutting its refinery for over a month for maintenance from April 10, the third source added.

Two other refiners have paused new orders in recent days after booking volumes for February and March, industry sources said on Tuesday. One of the sources said his company may delay lifting March cargoes into April to cap India’s overall Russian oil intake.

The sources, declining to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media, said future purchases would depend on government guidance.

PREPARING TO SCALE BACK RUSSIAN IMPORTS

Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS, Bharat Petroleum Corp BPCL.NS and Nayara have been regular buyers of Russian oil.

Reliance Industries RELI.NS, which paused buying Russian oil for a month, will buy up to 150,000 barrels per day from February, a company executive said last week.

The four companies and India's oil ministry did not respond to emails seeking comment.

Last week, sources said that India was preparing to reduce Russian oil imports to below 1 million barrels per day, with one saying such imports eventually would total 500,000–600,000 bpd.

India's Russian oil imports peaked at around 2 million bpd last June.

Trump said on Saturday India would buy Venezuelan oil, but refining sources said on Tuesday that only Reliance and Nayara had the refining capability to process heavy crude in large volumes. State refiners, they said, could not simply switch to Venezualan oil and would only be able to replace less than 10% of Russian supplies.

India's Russian oil imports fell to their lowest level in two years in December, data from trade sources showed.

Indian refiners have been buying more from Middle Eastern, African and South American countries as they scale back Russian oil purchases, refining sources said last month.

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By Nidhi Verma

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Indian refiners will need a wind-down period to complete Russian oil deals before imports from that country can be halted, and they have so far not been ordered by the government to stop such imports, two refining sources said.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a trade agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that included a halt to Indian oil purchases from Russia.

Indian companies have already booked cargoes loading in February and arriving in March, so a wind-down period would be needed to fulfil existing commitments, the sources said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak with the media.

The trade deal with India would slash U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India lowering trade barriers and stopping its purchases of Russian oil. It would buy oil instead from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela.

India became the top buyer of discounted Russian seaborne crude after the 2022 outbreak of war in Ukraine, generating a backlash among Western nations that targeted Russia's energy sector with sanctions.

The United States wants to curb Russia's oil revenues to make it harder for Moscow to fund the war.

"We spoke about many things, including Trade, and ending the War with Russia and Ukraine," Trump said of his discussion with Modi. "He agreed to stop buying Russian Oil, and to buy much more from the United States and, potentially, Venezuela."

Modi followed with a post on social media that he was delighted with the reduced tariff, but made no mention of a halt to purchases of Russian oil.

Reuters last week reported that the United States had told Delhi it could soon resume purchases of Venezuelan oil to help replace imports of Russian oil. Trump said on Saturday that India would buy Venezuelan oil.

Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri last month said India was diversifying its crude sources as its Russian oil imports fall.

Data from trade sources showed India's Russian oil imports fell to their lowest level in two years in December, while OPEC's share of Indian imports rose to an 11-month high.

Indian refiners have been buying more oil from Middle Eastern, African and South American countries as they began scaling back Russian oil purchases, following discussions at a government meeting about accelerating a U.S.-India trade deal, refining sources said last month.

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Jan 29 (Reuters) - Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL.NS:

• NO NEGOTIATIONS ON VENEZUELAN CRUDE OIL PROCUREMENT

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Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd's CHAIR HPCL.NS:

• HPCL CHAIR SAYS SEEKING VENEZUELAN OIL FOR THE FIRST TIME

• HPCL CHAIR SAYS TO RAISE HEAVY CRUDE PROCESSING IN 2026-27

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Jan 22 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Co [RIC:RIC:ADNOC.UL]:

• HPCL EXEC: EXPECTS REFINED FUEL PRODUCTION FROM RAJASTHAN REFINEY IN FEB

• HPCL EXEC: PRICING OF LNG UNDER LONG TERM DEAL WITH ADNOC LINKED TO BRENT

• HPCL EXEC: WILL EVALUATE VENEZUELA CRUDE BUY

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Jan 21 (Reuters) - Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL.NS:

• TARGETS 45.3 MMTPA REFINING CAPACITY BY FY28

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Updates to closing prices

By Ateeq Shariff

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Most Gulf stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, with Dubai ending at its strongest level in almost two decades, as investors looked ahead to earnings and absorbed softer oil prices.

Saudi stocks, however, were flat to slightly lower, weighed by profit-taking after the recent rally.

Dubai's main share index .DFMGI gained 0.5%, led by a 0.7% rise in blue-chip developer Emaar Properties EMAR.DU and a 0.8% increase in utility firm Dubai Electricity and Water Authority DEWAA.DU.

Further gains are possible if fourth-quarter earnings reports lift sentiment. Strong results could add momentum to a market that's already underpinned by healthy fundamentals and upbeat growth expectations for the year, said Daniel Takieddine, co-founder and CEO of Sky Links Capital Group.

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index .TASI concluded flat after a 3.3% rally last week triggered by the government's announcement that it would liberalise capital market access for foreign investors, starting next month.

Meanwhile, oil prices - a catalyst for the Gulf's financial markets - were steady as investors monitored U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against European states opposing his push to acquire Greenland, while firmer global economic growth expectations and a weaker U.S. dollar gave a floor to prices.

According to Takieddine, cautious sentiment prevails as investors await upcoming fourth-quarter earnings reports following a few early releases. "Meanwhile, volatility in oil prices has slightly impacted sentiment, keeping the market's immediate direction unclear."

In Abu Dhabi, the index .FTFADGI rose 0.3%, helped by a 0.3% gain in ADNOC Gas ADNOCGAS.AD.

India signed a $3 billion LNG deal with the UAE on Monday, making it the UAE's top customer. ADNOC Gas will supply Hindustan Petroleum HPCL.NS with 0.5 million metric tons per year for 10 years as both countries move to deepen trade and defence ties.

Elsewhere, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank ADIB.AD - the emirate's largest sharia-compliant lender - advanced 1.2%, ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings release due on Wednesday.

The Qatari index .QSI edged 0.1% higher, supported by a 1.3% rise in petrochemical maker Industries Qatar IQCD.QA. Qatar Gas Transport QGTS.QA added 0.8%, ahead of its earnings announcement later in the day.

Outside the Gulf, Egypt's blue-chip index .EGX30 advanced 1.9%, hitting a new record high.

Last week, the country received 1 billion euros from the European Union and is set to receive a total of 3 billion euros in two tranches in 2026, the International Cooperation Ministry said. The grant is part of a 5 billion euro ($5.87 billion) macro-financial assistance package from the EU.

($1 = 0.8522 euros)

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NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to double bilateral trade to $200 billion in six years and strengthen defence ties during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held in New Delhi on Monday.

The two sides also witnessed the finalisation of a 10-year agreement for the supply of 0.5 million metric tons of LNG by Abu Dhabi state oil firm ADNOC to India's Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL.NS, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters.

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