If Europe adopts official sanctions on Russian crude and fuel, prices will likely surge, and India could profit even more from refining Russian oil to fuels it then sells to Europe for more money.
LONDON (Reuters) -Major global trading houses are planning to reduce crude and fuel purchases from Russia's state-controlled oil companies as early as May 15, sources said, to avoid falling foul of European Union sanctions on Russia.
Brent crude for June delivery was down $3.93, or 3.8 per cent, at $98.85 a barrel by 1130 GMT
Oil prices fell for a third straight day on Thursday after the European Union paused on an immediate ban of Russian coal and other energy imports
Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, expects oil prices to trade between $90 and $120 a barrel during the second quarter
A handful were already on the brink of debt crises in the wake of the COVID pandemic, the war's resulting surge in energy and food prices, however, have undoubtedly made things worse.
European governments and companies worked on a common approach on Friday to Russia's demand that they pay for its gas in roubles as the threat of an imminent supply halt eased.
Jaishankar said said that Europe has bought 15 per cent more oil and gas from Russia than it did the month before
Russia is offering more oil to India at a discount of as much as $35 a barrel on prices before the Ukraine war
But Russia does not have an alternative market to deliver its natural gas to, so stopping flows would also hit its income
India also gets offer of rupee-ruble-denominated payments
Analysts expect the group, known as OPEC+, to stay on its schedule of gradual increases to restore production cuts made during the depths of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that European partners can continue paying for Russian gas in euros, a government statement said
Russia is offering India steep discounts on the direct sale of oil as mounting international pressure lowers the appetite for its barrels elsewhere, Bloomberg reports
A significant increase in Russian oil imports by India could expose New Delhi to a "great risk" as the US prepares to step up enforcement of sanctions against Moscow, a senior official said
A Russian oil company used to provide a workaround to U.S. oil trading sanctions on Venezuela is scrabbling to avoid another set of sanctions, documents show
With Western sanctions hitting Russia's dollar-based trading, there is focus on Moscow's efforts to switch to other currencies
In our situation, it's hardly possible and feasible to engage in charity for Europe, Peskov said
U.S. oil exports have climbed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and barrels of domestic oil are instead being exported via the Gulf Coast, traders said
Brent crude fell $1.29, or 1.1%, to $117.74 a barrel at 1049 GMT and U.S