Indian state refiners on Thursday placed orders for regular supplies from Saudi Aramco for June, after reducing purchases this month, drawn by lower prices by the world's top oil exporter
The agency expects above long-term average MMs from FY22, which should aid GRMs in the short term
The 9 MMTPA (Million Metric Tonne Per Annum) refinery will be built at Nagappattinam, with a Polypropylene unit to start with and facility to process crude oil
Indian majors have to balance between rising crude prices, muted demand and heavy central and state levies on retail prices
Indian Oil Corp is the country's largest state refiner
At present Indian refiners are geared up to maximise output of diesel, which makes up about two-fifths of refined fuel demand in Asia's third-largest economy
In an interview, Vaidya said oil demand in India has not been destructed but only deferred and Indian Oil Corp (IOC) was also betting big on petrochemicals to hedge fuel shocks
This move, which came just before the polls, was pitched as a step to create over one million jobs.
Some firms also cut down their throughput
Firm says consumption of all petroleum products put together almost doubled in May over April levels
Refiners in Asia are cranking up runs as the lifting of lockdown restrictions is pushing up fuel demand. India's fuel consumption in May increased significantly from April
Buying more crude to fill strategic capacity will benefit India as international crude oil prices are falling
Traders, all speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was extremely difficult for refiners to plan their run rates because the situation changes every day
A higher diesel spread means refiners will see better GRMs as compared to the benchmark
The world's third-largest energy consumer would need a combination of cleaner diesel and petrol, compressed natural gas (CNG), biofuels and electric vehicles
All four Indian state-owned refiners that buy Iranian oil are confident of securing additional barrels from other producers
India's Foreign Ministry said the country was monitoring the evolving situation in Venezuela
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The oil ministry has also asked state refiners to consider setting up petcoke gasifiers, a government source said