Saudi India's top oil supplier in Feb

Saudi Arabia has surpassed Russia as India’s top oil supplier so far this month after a price cut, signalling New Delhi’s effort to reduce imports from Moscow after its trade pact with the US.

- Rituraj Baruah

Saudi Arabia shipped 1.13 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first 10 days of February compared to 1.09 million bpd by Russia, according to data from global ship tracking firm Kpler. The Gulf nation has crossed 1 million bpd after a year.

In January, India imported 1.14 million bpd from Russia, followed by 1.03 million bpd from Iraq and 774,000 bpd from Saudi Arabia.