Reliance Industries , world’s largest refinrefining complex operator, is snapping up Russian refined fuels, including rare purchases of naphtha, after some Western buyers stopped Russian imports, Refinitiv’ trade flows data showed.
Western sanctions in opposition to Russia over its invasion of Ukraine have led to an emergence of uncommon commerce routes for Russian crude and refined merchandise that had been primarily bought to European nations.
India imported about 410,000 tonnes of naphtha, used for making petrochemicals in Sept-Oct. The non-public refiner didn’t purchase Russian naphtha in 2020 and 2021. Its annual imports of Russian naphtha had been restricted to only one parcel in 4 years to 2019, the info confirmed.
“With European countries shutting down Russia, they need to find outlets for their naphtha,” a dealer based mostly in India stated, referring to Russian companies.
Russian naphtha is being bought at decrease premiums to nations like India, two Asian naphtha merchants stated.
Two vegetation of Reliance collectively able to processing 1.4 million barrels of oil a day, has emerged as a key purchaser of Russian oil since Moscow’s February navy motion in Ukraine.
According to received information, Reliance is predicted to obtain about 409,000 tonnes of gasoline oil in December. Its two plants together capable of processing 1.4 million barrels of oil a day, has emerged as a key buyer of Russian oil since Moscow’s February military action in Ukraine.
It also buys straight run fuel oil from countries, including Iraq and Russia, to process at cokers in the two refineries in the western Indian state of Gujarat to boost refining margins.
Reliance’s fuel oil imports from Russia have surged to a record 3 million tonnes since the beginning of this fiscal year in April, versus about 1.6 million for all of 2021/22, Refinitiv data shows.
Reliance is expected to receive about 409,000 tonnes of fuel oil in December, the data showed.
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