Sales of petrol in India, world's third biggest importer, were the lowest in April since last August, while average daily diesel sales were the lowest since October 2020.
The combined consumption of diesel and gasoline in India this month is poised to plunge by as much as 20% from March, as streets in major cities like Mumbai & New Delhi go quiet.
Covid crisis hastens seismic shift in global refining industry as demand for plastics and fuels grows in China & rest of Asia while US & Europe grapple with deeper economic crisis.
Market uncertainty may lead to heightened volatility over the next few hours as traders react to headlines and early clues of a possible Donald Trump or Joe Biden victory.
In The Room Where It Happened, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton writes about how an ‘inconsistent’ Trump and ‘wobbly’ Pompeo dealt with Iran oil sanctions.
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.
Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets believes govt will divest non-core oil and gas assets, like oil storage facilities, pipelines, transmission facilities.
A recent IMF report, which showed that by 2034 declining oil demand can affect the GCC's wealth, has led to predictions of economic and political instability in Arab countries.
India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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