India steps up palm oil buying as tax cut spurs restockingIndia is increasing its palm oil imports after reducing import duties, prompting refiners to restock. More than 200,000 tons of crude palm ...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
No global oil shortage, supply route disruptions driving crude prices, oil minister saysUnion Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri highlights the current oil supply situation. He states that global oil prod...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Mind the diesel retail-bulk gapHigh global diesel prices are impacting government-owned refiners who maintain frozen retail prices for domestic customers. Private refiner...
30 Sep, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
CEA warns of looming oil and rate pressures in India’s H2, sees Q2 growth at 7.3%Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran noted that the second half of the fiscal year would be challenging. Rising oil prices and incre...
30 Sep, 2026, 09.37 PM IST
India bonds end choppy quarter at over 2-year lows as rate hike bets mountIndian government bonds closed the quarter at their weakest levels in more than two years. Fluctuations in oil prices and rising global yie...
30 Sep, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
India's sunflower oil imports seen up 30% on duty cut, industry official saysIndia’s sunflower oil imports are expected to jump 30% to 3.5 million tonnes in 2026-27 after the government cut the basic import duty on c...
30 Sep, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Crude surged. Why didn’t India’s petrol prices?As the West Asia conflict drove up oil costs, India kept a much larger rise from reaching the pump. This explainer dives into how protectio...
30 Sep, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Cheaper at pumps, costlier in bulk: Jio-bp, Nayara cap diesel sales; PSUs may follow: ReportJio-bp and Nayara Energy have capped diesel purchases at their petrol pumps as industrial and bulk buyers shift to cheaper retail fuel, wid...
29 Sep, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
Rupee ends nearly flat as traders remain glued to oil moves, RBI caps fallThe Indian rupee showed little change after reaching a two-month low in early trading. Crude oil prices significantly impacted the currency...
29 Sep, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
India needs to strengthen domestic oil exploration, official saysIndia is urged to strengthen its domestic oil exploration capabilities to improve energy security as global tensions rise. Oil India Limite...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Refiners feel heat physical crude trades higher than futures pricesIndia’s oil refiners are paying significantly more for physical crude than the futures prices making headlines, as constrained Gulf supplie...
29 Sep, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
Rising oil prices, inflation to create headwinds for India's economic growth: BNP ParibasBNP Paribas expects India’s economic outlook to come under greater pressure as higher crude prices, rising inflation and weaker rural and i...
28 Sep, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Rupee pinned just shy of 96/USD as RBI intervention counters oil woesThe Indian rupee experienced a slight dip as surging oil prices emerged from stalled diplomacy between the US and Iran. With escalating ten...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
From Hormuz to Saudi to US sanctions, world feels the oil heatThe war in West Asia has caused significant disruptions to global oil supplies and prices. Saudi Arabia faces challenges with pipeline clos...
28 Sep, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Food Ministry asks edible oil firms to pass on full benefit of import duty cutsThe Food Ministry has requested edible oil companies to reduce distributor prices following recent import duty reductions. This directive a...
24 Sep, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
Retail prices of cooking oils may fall after duty cut: Industry body IVPACooking oil prices could ease after the government cut import duties on crude and refined sunflower, soybean and palm oils, industry body I...
24 Sep, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Oil firms face Rs 530 crore daily fuel losses as crude surges: ICRAState-run oil marketing companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL are facing losses of about Rs 8 a litre on petrol and Rs 9 on diesel as crude prices s...
23 Sep, 2026, 03.39 PM IST