Indian refiners’ calculations steady without Russian oil: Low global prices and high Moscow discounts offset volume loss
By
Binu Mathew
US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s largest oil exporters, are having a milder-than-expected financial impact so far on Indian refiners. While international benchmark crude prices have slipped to pre-sanction levels, discounts on Russian barrels have widened enough to nearly financially offset volumes refiners expect to lose.








