Indian refiners are boosting Russian oil imports by 60 million barrels next month, a significant jump to counter Middle East supply disruptions. This move, facilitated by a US waiver, sees major players like Mangalore Refinery returning to Russian crude. The nation is also increasing Venezuelan oil purchases, as Russia enjoys renewed export profits.

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A Russian oil-laden tanker, MT Aqua Titan, chartered by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), has arrived in India on Sunday amid growing concerns over global energy supply due to the escalating conflict in West Asia, reported ANI. The tanker is currently anchored in the Arabian Sea, about 10 nautical miles off the Mangaluru coast. Its arrival comes at a time when global energy markets remain volatile, with supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions impacting crude and energy availability. Earlier in the day, a cargo ship carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Texas, United States, arrived at the New Mangalore Port in Mangaluru.

Mangaluru: A Russian oil-laden tanker, MT Aqua Titan, chartered by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), has arrived in India on Sunday amid growing concerns over global energy supply due to the escalating conflict in West Asia.The tanker is currently anchored in the Arabian Sea, about 10 nautical miles off the Mangaluru coast. The tanker was expected to arrive in India on Saturday.Also Read: A war in West Asia without winners — except may be Russia’s oil machineIts arrival comes at a time when global energy markets remain volatile, with supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions impacting crude and energy availability.Earlier in the day, a cargo ship carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Texas, United States, arrived at the New Mangalore Port in Mangaluru.On Friday, the Shipping Ministry informed that New Mangalore Port has waived cargo-related charges for crude oil and LPG from March 14 to 31. It also said that there is no congestion reported at any port.During the interministerial briefing, Special Secretary of the Shipping Ministry, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, said all 22 Indian ships and 611 sailors in the Persian Gulf are safe amid the West Asia conflict."There has been no report of any maritime incident in the last 24 hours.

Mangaluru: A Russian oil-laden tanker, MT Aqua Titan, chartered by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), has arrived in India on Sunday amid...

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited chartered the vessel. This comes as India diversifies its energy sources. India is increasing oil purchases from Russia.

The Russian oil tanker Aqua Titan is now set to dock at New Mangalore port on March 21. The vessel was chartered by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited. It is carrying crude oil from Russia. This development comes as India increases its oil purchases from Moscow. The tanker was initially reported to be heading to China.

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Mangaluru: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has officially denied reports circulating on social media regarding a partial shutdown of its facilities, asserting that its operations remain fully functional despite speculation of feedstock shortages.The state-controlled refiner issued a formal clarification on Saturday, following a post by OilPrice.com on X (formerly Twitter). The viral post had suggested that the 300,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery was shutting down units because Middle Eastern crude oil supplies were "stuck in the Gulf" due to regional tensions.MRPL has categorised these claims as factually incorrect, maintaining that the refinery is running as scheduled and has secured its supply chain for the foreseeable future. In an official statement, the company said, "we hereby clarify that, MRPL denies the aforesaid rumour/tweet which is factually incorrect and herby confirms that MRPL is operating normal and it has lined-up adequate quantities of crude oil to sustain operations"The refinery is operating at its normal capacity without any reported unit shutdowns.Contrary to rumors of a shortage, the company has "lined-up adequate quantities" of crude oil.The company has requested that the public take this denial on record to prevent market misinformation."'We request you to kindly take the above on record."Indian Oil Corporation also faced similar rumours.