India's crude oil output down 0.4% to 2.4 MMT in November, imports decrease 2.3% YoY: PPAC
Oil India Limited (OIL) and and private sector producers contributed 0.5 MMT and 0.60 MMT, data released by the Oil Ministry showed. Crude oil imports decreased by 2.3 per cent and increased by 0.4 per cent during November 2023 and April-November 2023 respectively, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
The net import bill for oil and gas was $11.1 billion in November 2023 compared to $12.3 billion in November 2022, according to PPAC. Out of this, crude oil imports constitutes $11.5 billion, liquified natural gas (LNG) imports $1.8 billion and the exports were $4.3 billion during November 2023, the data showed.
The Indian basket crude price averaged $83.46/bbl during November 2023 compared to $90.08/bbl during October 2023 and $87.55 /bb during November 2022. The price of Brent Crude averaged $83.18/bb during November 2023 compared to $91.05/bbl during October 2023 and $91.67/bbl during November 2022.
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