Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday highlighted that India is moving towards a gas based economy from the crude based economy for its energy requirements.
Oil prices in India are expected to remain stable amid the rising geopolitical tensions as the country have several options to buy crude oil indicated Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri in a social media post.
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas on Tuesday said that no one can predict fuel prices because of the uncertainty that has prevailed in different parts of the world.
Demand for oil products in India through the October-December quarter is expected to get a boost from festivals, agricultural activities, recovering from a few months of subdued consumption because of excessive rains, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas on Tuesday said that there is no shortage of oil in the world and prices will come soon, answering the question of the recent upswing in crude oil prices.
This has been driven by factors like geopolitical tensions, fluctuating crude oil prices, and adjustments by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) due to China's recent economic stimulus.
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is not expected to have a significant impact on India's crude oil imports, as experts pointed out that India's crude imports from Iran are almost negligible.
Oil prices added to earlier gains after President Joe Biden suggested that US and Israeli officials were discussing a possible strike by Israel against Iranian oil facilities, the Washington Post reported
India's oil marketing companies (OMCs) are expected to increase the country's crude oil refining capacity by 35-40 million tonnes (MT) by the end of fiscal 2030, the Crisil Ratings said.