{
  "id": 10437579,
  "title": "India’s Russian oil imports hit lowest level since April as refiners diversify",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/indias-russian-oil-imports-hit-lowest-level-since-april-as-refiners",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:07:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/commodities/indias-russian-oil-imports-hit-lowest-level-since-april-as-refiners-diversify/article71519476.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's imports of Russian crude oil dipped to around 1.75 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, marking the lowest level since April, as refiners diversified their purchases due to geopolitical risks, despite a surge in the country's overall crude intake, according to ship tracking data. Total crude imports averaged about 5.3 million bpd in September, up roughly 600,000 bpd from August and 700,000 bpd from the previous year, according to data from Kpler, a global commodities data and analytics firm.",
  "summary": "Higher supplies from Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other regions helped offset lower Russian volumes as Indian refiners responded to changing market conditions.",
  "key_points": [
    "India's Russian oil imports fell to 1.75 million bpd in September, lowest since April.",
    "Refiners diversified purchases due to geopolitical risks.",
    "Total crude imports averaged 5.3 million bpd in September, up from August and previous year."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Indian refiners buy costly West Asian barrels as Russian supply narrows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/indian-refiners-buy-costly-west-asian-barrels-as-russian-supply",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:59:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}