Russia Captures Record Share of India’s Oil Market

Crude oil imports from Russia accounted for over 50% of India’s total import volumes last month. This was the highest share of Russian oil in India’s import mix, Reuters noted in a report that cited unnamed trade sources. Russia exported crude at a rate of some 2.

47 million barrels daily to India last month, which was a 62. 4% surge from a year ago and represented a 50. 83% share of total oil imports into the world’s third-largest oil buyer. However, July volumes were a decline on June’s average, which stood at 2.