{
  "id": 219920,
  "title": "Indian Refiners Continue West Africa Crude Buying Spree",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/indian-refiners-continue-west-africa-crude-buying-spree",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indian-Refiners-Continue-West-Africa-Crude-Buying-Spree.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India’s state-run refiners continue their buying spree of crude from West Africa as the Middle East crisis has sapped supply and made deliveries uncertain. In one of the latest purchases via a tender, India’s state-owned refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has acquired 2 million barrels of Nigerian crude oil from Shell, trade sources told Reuters on Thursday. HPCL has bought 1…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}