Indian Refining Giant Switches From Russian to Emirati Crude
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Bharat Petroleum, India's largest refiner, has purchased 2 million barrels of Emirati crude oil, marking a shift away from Russian oil imports in response to US sanctions.
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Bharat Petroleum, one of the largest refiners in India, has bought a cargo of Emirati Upper Zakum crude, as it seeks alternatives to Russian oil, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources. The cargo is 2 million barrels, to be delivered next month. Bharat Petroleum bought it on the spot market, where it previously mostly bought Russian crude, at the same rate of around 2 million barrels monthly. Reports of Indian refiners buying non-Russian oil cargoes have become frequent in the past couple of weeks, following Washington’s decision to…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on November 3, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.