On Monday, both contracts dropped to their lowest since October, on track for their biggest monthly declines since May.
IEA's Fatih Birol also said that electric vehicles are not expected to make a dent on crude demand in India and elsewhere
A 10% spike in crude prices can result in a 0.40% widening of the CAD, which can consequently play out into a 3-4% depreciation in the rupee and also push up inflation by 0.24%
the government has already fiscal deficit target by October at 103.9 per cent and many analysts have warned of fiscal slippages beyond the committed 3.3 per cent
India should carefully watch how the recently launched Shanghai International Energy Exchange cuts into the Western-dominated market for oil derivatives, and hedge its purchases accordingly
The PSU producers price oil and gas according to set formulae. Hence, E&P firms gain if international prices rise, since the formulae are linked to international prices
New Delhi, 12 AprilIndian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country's largest petroleum retailer, said the $5 a barrel increase in crude oil prices over the past few days would reflect in the retail price of petrol and diesel with a lag.The company and Union minister of petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan denied any direction from the government on holding the retail price line.Sanjiv Singh, chairman of IOC, said: "We take the average of the preceding 15 days; so, a daily spike does not reflect immediately." Petrol and diesel prices are likely to see an impact only next week if the increase continues to be high.Singh said when prices change so substantially, inventory gains and losses play a big role. "Profitability for oil companies comes from cracks (the price differential between crude and its products). The crude oil price is not the only determinant," he told reporters on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum meet.From $62 a barrel on Monday to $67.45 on Wednesday, the price of WTI ..
Oil prices had a mixed impact on India's economy and its consumers over the past three years
Landmark Opec decision to cut production has pushed up global crude prices