Vikas Dwivedi, Global Oil and Gas Strategist at Macquarie Group, predicts that India will risk U.S sanctions and continue to buy oil from Russia. He says that crude from other sources are not optimal for New Delhi as Indian refineries are designed to run the crude that Moscow produces.
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- India continues to buy Russian oil despite U.S. pressure and sanctions. 9s
- India is the second largest buyer of Russian crude, after China. 35s
- Indian refineries are optimized for Russian crude, making alternatives less suitable. 53s
- India is expected to slightly reduce, but not eliminate, Russian oil imports. 1m 33s
- India is willing to risk U.S. sanctions to maintain Russian oil imports. 1m 46s