Oil trade balance: India’s Russian crude imports rise to 2 mn bpd in August, refiners stick to ‘business as usual’ despite US tariffs

India’s purchases of Russian crude oil have risen to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, up from 1.6 million bpd in July, according to data from global analytics provider Kpler. The increase, which came at the expense of imports from Iraq and Saudi […]