In October, India was purchasing 540,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the U.S.
In October 2025, India was purchasing record volumes of crude oil from the U.S. This was reported by The Economic Times, citing data from Kpler.
Daily purchases rose to 540,000 barrels — the highest since 2022. Analysts expect the month to close at around 575,000 barrels per day, with the figure increasing to 400,000-450,000 barrels in November.
Russia maintained its position as the largest supplier of crude, accounting for one-third of all imports to India. Iraq and Saudi Arabia ranked second and third, respectively.
According to Kpler analyst Sumit Ritolia, the increase in U.S. oil imports can be explained by the price difference between Brent and WTI grades and the lack of demand from China. Thus, New Delhi is trying to diversify its supply sources away from Russia and ease trade tensions with the Trump administration, the expert added.
Amid threats from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions and tighten tariff policies over India's purchases of Russian oil, raw material importers have already begun to revise existing contracts. For instance, the largest energy resource buyer from the Asian country — Reliance Industries — hastened to purchase oil from alternative suppliers. In this way, the company's management sought to avoid the risk of secondary restrictions from Washington, Bloomberg noted.
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