India's Reliance imported 17.3% more Russian oil in March vs. Feb.
India's Reliance Industries, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, imported about 532,700 bpd of Russian oil in March, up 17.3% from February, according to ship tracking data obtained from industry sources.
Russian oil accounted for about 48.5% of Reliance overall crude imports in March, the data showed.
Reliance's overall monthly imports declined about 19% to 1.1 MMbpd, the data showed, ahead of maintenance shutdown of units at one of its refineries.
Russia's state oil firm Rosneft has a deal to supply nearly 500,000 bpd of crude to Reliance in the biggest ever energy deal between the two countries
The sources declined to be identified as they were not authorized to speak with the media.
Following are details of Reliance's crude and condensate imports. Volumes are in 1,000 bpd.
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