10% dip in imports but Russia still single

NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Russia remains India's single-largest source of oil, accounting for 34% of inbound shipments in Sept, although volumes have slipped 10% in the first eight months of 2025, according to commodities and shipping markets tracker Kpler. The agency’s latest report pegs India’s crude imports in Sept at more than 4.5 million bpd (barrels per day). This is an increase of 70,000 barrels over Aug but flat when compared to the year-ago period, says the report, adding Russian oil accounted for a tad under 1.6 million bpd, or 34% of crude imports. India’s overall crude imports in Oct have broadly remained in line with expectations at 1.6 million bpd. However, Russian crude shipments have seen a drop of 180,000 from the average volumes imported during the first eight months of 2