Oil imports dip in Jun; Russia top supplier

INDIA imported 4.66 million barrels per day (mbd) of crude oil and condensates in June 2025, which is slightly down from 4.72 mbd in May, according to data from shipping analytics firm Vortexa.

- RAKESH KUMAR @ New Delhi

Russia continued to be India's top crude supplier, followed by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States. The report highlights a marginal month-on-month increase in crude imports from the US, rising to 2.98 mbd in June from 2.63 mbd in May.

In May, the country's crude oil imports reached an all-time high of 23.32 million metric tonnes in May, up 10% from the previous month. Russia accounted for nearly 40% of these imports, followed by Iraq at 22%, while imports from Saudi Arabia continued to decline.