NEW DELHI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - India imported about 3.82 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil
in September, down nearly 18.7% from the previous month, according to data from shipping and
industry sources.
Saudi Arabia replaced Iraq as the top oil supplier to India in September after a gap of more
than a year, the data showed.
On a monthly basis, supplies from Saudi Arabia and Iraq declined in September, the data
showed. The two OPEC members accounted for about 43% of India' overall imports compared with
nearly half in August.
The Middle East share of India's total oil imports declined to 58% in September from 64% in
August, while the share of African grades rose to 21% from 16%. South American grades were about
11% of India's overall purchases, the ame as in August, the data showed
The following table shows India's imports by country. The imports include condensate.
Volumes are in '000 bpd.
Region/countr Sep Aug %chg Sep %chg Jan-Sept Jan-Sept %chg
y 2019 2019 mth/mth 2018 yr/yr 2019 2018 yr/yr
Latin America
Brazil 23.2 86.6 -73.2 63.2 -63.3 56.4 66.4 -15.0
Colombia 35.8 0.0 -- 72.8 -50.8 3.9 15.9 -75.3
Ecuador 0.0 0.0 -- 36.5 -100.0 11.8 7.6 54.2
Mexico 140.5 0.0 -- 71.1 97.7 219.5 187.2 17.3
Venezuela 212.5 412.1 -48.4 275.9 -23.0 338.4 337.2 0.4
Argentina 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 4.8 -100.0
TOTAL 412.0 498.7 -17.4 519.4 -20.7 630.1 619.0 1.8
Asia
Brunei 38.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 27.4 16.7 64.1
Malaysia 40.6 62.9 -35.5 38.0 6.8 64.7 74.7 -13.3
Indonesia 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 4.6 0.0 --
Australia 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 5.3 -100.0
TOTAL 79.2 62.9 25.8 38.0 108.4 96.7 96.6 0.1
Middle East
Oman 33.0 62.9 -47.5 16.8 96.2 45.0 85.8 -47.5
Iran 0.0 0.0 -- 527.6 -100.0 148.8 592.4 -74.9
Iraq 820.7 1319.2 -37.8 729.2 12.6 1036.5 964.5 7.5
Qatar 17.9 61.9 -71.1 65.7 -72.8 41.0 61.6 -33.3
Kuwait 85.4 172.4 -50.5 168.8 -49.4 211.6 235.7 -10.2
S. Arabia 830.5 1014.7 -18.1 667.6 24.4 818.6 769.3 6.4
U.A.E. 439.1 375.0 17.1 419.7 4.6 343.6 281.6 22.0
Dubai 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 1.8 -100.0
Yemen 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 7.6 -100.0
TOTAL 2226.6 3006.1 -25.9 2595.4 -14.2 2645.2 3000.4 -11.8
Europe
North sea 0.0 34.6 -100.0 0.0 -- 8.5 2.0 315.5
Norway 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 3.5 -100.0
TOTAL 0.0 34.6 -100.0 0.0 -- 8.5 5.6 52.1
C.I.S.
Azerbaijan 101.7 65.7 54.8 67.8 50.1 65.1 47.0 38.5
Kazakhstan 65.4 125.0 -47.7 32.8 99.1 50.2 25.2 99.0
Russia 34.1 0.0 -- 68.1 -50.0 52.4 29.9 75.1
TOTAL 201.1 190.7 5.5 168.7 19.2 167.6 102.1 64.2
Africa
Nigeria 304.4 423.6 -28.2 336.5 -9.5 372.4 323.5 15.1
Angola 232.3 112.7 106.1 66.3 250.4 135.0 138.0 -2.1
Ivory Coast 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 3.9 0.0 --
Cameroon 0.0 33.1 -100.0 0.0 -- 9.9 3.7 168.2
Congo 53.3 0.0 -- 30.4 75.0 33.7 12.2 176.0
Chad 0.0 32.8 -100.0 32.6 -100.0 10.9 26.8 -59.5
Egypt 32.5 81.4 -60.1 67.7 -52.0 43.6 47.4 -8.0
Gabon 0.0 0.0 -- 64.4 -100.0 0.0 24.8 -100.0
Ghana 31.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 24.3 7.2 237.8
Sudan 0.0 18.5 -100.0 22.2 -100.0 15.7 21.1 -25.6
Eq Guinea 52.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 29.5 9.7 202.4
Algeria 97.8 62.3 57.0 85.8 13.9 64.8 28.7 125.9
Libya 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 3.6 7.3 -51.0
TOTAL 804.0 764.5 5.2 705.9 13.9 747.3 650.4 14.9
CANADA 0.0 54.4 -100.0 37.6 -100.0 6.2 4.1 49.4
USA 96.3 83.8 14.9 102.8 -6.3 183.4 90.5 102.7
TOTAL ALL 3819.1 4695.6 -18.7 4167.8 -8.4 4485.0 4568.8 -1.8
NOTE: The total may not tally as numbers in tonnes have been rounded off after converting them
into barrels using a conversion factor of 7.3 barrels per tonne and dividing by the number of
days. Numbers for the previous months may have been revised.
The data includes some oil tankers that arrived in August but discharged in September. It
may also include some parcels that arrived in September and discharged in October.
(Reporting by Nidhi Verma. Editing by Jane Merriman)
