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TopicCrude oil

Topic: crude oil

Expect India’s oil demand to recover from Covid shock by second quarter: Dharmendra Pradhan

Amid lockdown, demand for transportation and industrial fuels plummeted by as much as 70%, but India is confident things will look up faster than projected.

Low oil demand due to Covid-19 will force drillers to go green or go home

If companies don't pivot to renewable sources, they may have trouble getting access to the financing they need to keep the drills running in the future.

Fears of a second Covid wave in China casts large shadow over crude oil market

A renewed outbreak would jeopardise the recovery oil prices have seen in the last 2 months, which was spurred by record output cuts and renewed demand.

Disinvestment in oil PSUs expected to attract global majors who are wary of China

India has opportunity to draw investments & push PSUs like BPCL to investors as some countries seek to counter China’s ‘growing threat to global trade’.

How coronavirus has blown a $400 billion hole in global energy markets

The International Energy Agency’s projection for energy investment in 2020 began at 2% growth, but in the wake of the pandemic, expects to decline by 20%.

Why the world’s smartest oil traders have taken to the seas

Holding oil in ships is more expensive than storing it in onshore tanks, but the eventual unloading of it will have a significant bearing on the oil price.

Delhi govt hikes petrol price by Rs 1.67 per litre, diesel by Rs 7.10

The price hike was followed by Delhi govt's decision to raise VAT on petrol from 27 to 30% and from to 16.75% to 30% on diesel.

India’s oil revenue loss in lockdown seen exceeding Rs 40,000 crore

Fuel consumption probably declined at least 80% in April, which would lead to a revenue loss of as much as Rs 400 billion, said economist Madan Sabnavis.

Negative oil prices were a warning, not an anomaly in the time of coronavirus

The negative oil price situation has arisen because there is still simply too much crude being produced in a world that can’t use it.

Singapore’s coastline is packed with ships full of oil no one wants

About 60 fuel tankers are anchored along the busy strait, some being used to hoard fuel at sea, others waiting to be redirected to any willing buyer.

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Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.