Fresh uncertainty is hanging over India’s Russian oil imports after the Donald Trump administration indicated it may not keep extending sanctions waivers that have allowed New Delhi to continue purchasing Russian crude. Speaking before lawmakers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States wants to phase out the exemptions as quickly as possible. The …
India’s purchases of Russian crude have remained elevated. (AI image) Making its energy security mandate clear, India has said that it is buying crude oil from Russia irrespective of a sanctions waiver by the US. The statement from Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum ministry comes days after a Bloomberg report said that India …
The United States decided to extend the sanctions waiver on Russian oil, offering temporary relief to countries purchasing crude from Moscow as the world grapples with tight energy supplies. The US treasury department on Friday issued a fresh licence allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that had already been loaded onto ships …
The United States has decided not to extend the temporary waiver that allowed the sale of Russian and Iranian oil already at sea. The announcement comes as US treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said, “We will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil,” adding, “That was oil that was on the water …
NEW DELHI: India’s crude imports from Russia surged in March, with purchases at nearly Rs 5.3 billion (about $6.2 billion) compared with Rs 1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) the previous month, amid the military conflict in West Asia and closure of the Strait of Hormuz.In its latest analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions, Centre …