Saudi Arabia is set to deliver extra 4 million barrels of its oil to India in November, Reuters reported
on Wednesday, citing several sources familiar with the plans, in what
could be a Saudi move to replace the loss of Iranian barrels due to the
U.S. sanctions on Tehran returning early next month.
According to
Reuters sources, Reliance Industries, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat
Petroleum, and Mangalore Refinery Petrochemicals would be looking for an
additional 1 million barrels each from the Saudis next month.
One
reason for more demand from Saudi Arabia is that the arbitrage for U.S.
crude oil cargoes is currently shut, so Indian oil refiners need to
procure more oil from Middle Eastern producers, one of the sources said.
Last week, reports emerged that India would buy a total of 9 million barrels of oil from Iran in November, suggesting that India will continue to purchase Iranian crude even after the U.S. sanctions on Tehran return.
India
is Iran’s second-largest single oil customer after China and was
expected to cut back on Iranian oil purchases, but unlikely to cut off
completely the cheap Iranian oil that is suitable for its refineries.
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