Saudi Aramco attack fallout: India to increase crude oil supplies from Russia

India and Russia are working to increase the supplies of Russian crude oil to Indian refiners in the light of a supply disruption in Saudi Arabia.

The issue was discussed during a meeting between Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, and the Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, Rosneft and Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Igor Sechin, here on Tuesday.

“The developments in the energy markets, including global crude oil supplies, in the light of the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco’s facilities, was also discussed. In this context, a special focus was on increase of crude oil supplies from Russia to Indian refineries,” an official statement said.