India Is Offered Tiny Volume of Venezuelan Oil as Most Goes to U.S.
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Why it matters
India is struggling to secure significant volumes of Venezuelan oil due to the US controlling most of the sales, which is being diverted to the US instead. This is affecting Indian refiners' efforts to diversify their crude sources. Indian refiners are seeking alternative sources to reduce their dependence on Russian crude.
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Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 80% confidence.
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Original source
Offers of Venezuelan crude to India are limited, and in small volumes, as most of the oil under U.S. control is heading to the United States, Indian refining executives told Reuters. Since the U.S. took control of Venezuela’s oil sales and authorized two of the world’s biggest independent traders, Vitol and Trafigura, to market the crude, Indian refiners have vied for crude from Venezuela as they seek to diversify the large exposure to Russian crude they had amassed over the past three and a half years. Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 27, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.