{
  "id": 646184,
  "title": "HPCL, MRPL seek up to six million barrels crude, documents show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hpcl-mrpl-seek-up-to-six-million-barrels-crude-documents-show",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:27:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/commodities/hpcl-mrpl-seek-up-to-six-million-barrels-crude-documents-show/article71335497.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Government-owned Indian oil refiners Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited are requesting up to 6 million barrels of crude oil through unsolicited tenders, according to disclosed documents. HPCL intends to import a maximum of four million barrels of crude oil, setting delivery dates for September and October. In contrast, MRPL seeks up to 2 million barrels of crude oil for delivery between October 10 and 20, as stated in the tender documents. The tender documents indicate that MRPL is requesting its suppliers to circumvent using the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been minimal this week due to ongoing hostilities in the West Asia region. All comments must be in English, written in complete sentences, and should not be abusive or personal in nature. Please adhere to our community guidelines when posting your comments. We have transitioned to a new commenting platform. If you are an existing registered user of The Hindu Business Line and are logged in, you can continue engaging with our articles. Should you not have an account, please register and login to post comments. Users can access their previous comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle. The terms and conditions, as well as institutional subscriber information, are available at the end of the article.",
  "summary": "HPCL plans to import up to 4 million barrels of crude for delivery in September and October, and MRPL is seeing up to 2 million barrels for October 10-20",
  "key_points": [
    "HPCL and MRPL seek up to 6 million barrels of crude oil.",
    "HPCL aims to import 4 million barrels, delivery in September-October.",
    "MRPL requests 2 million barrels, delivery Oct 10-20, avoiding Red Sea."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "OilPrice",
        "title": "Indian Refiners Seek 6 Million Barrels of Spot Crude",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/indian-refiners-seek-6-million-barrels-of-spot-crude",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}