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Indian Imports of Russian Oil up 25-Fold From February – WSJ

New Delhi’s current imports make up more than a quarter of Europe’s imports of Russia crude and related products, the report said


China was the biggest buyer of Russian oil again in July.
Chinese imports of Russian oil totalled 7.15 million tonnes in July, which was down from the level in May because of weak demand, Customs data showed. File photo: Reuters.

 

India’s imports of Russian oil have jumped more than 25-fold since the start of the war as purchases climbed to an average of 1 million barrels per day in June against 30,000 in February, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Kpler data.

New Delhi’s current imports make up more than a quarter of Europe’s imports of Russia crude and related products, the report said, citing International Energy Agency data.

 

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal.

 

 

 

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.