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Saudi<\/a><\/strong>Aramco<\/a><\/strong> cut its December official selling price to Asia by roughly USD <\/strong>1.2-1.4 \/ bbl from its November pricing<\/strong>, with its flagship Arab Light priced at USD 1 \/ bbl above Oman\/Dubai benchmarks, Reuters<\/a> reports. The cuts aim to defend the Saudi oil giant\u2019s market share and sales volumes amid uncertainty around sanctioned Russian flows, as Indian refiners are scaling back on Rosneft and Lukoil-linked barrels.<\/p>\n

Indian refiners may step up Gulf purchases:<\/strong> In a continuing bid to diversify away from Russia, Reliance Industries<\/a> lifted its Saudi intake by 87% month-on-month in October, Businessworld<\/a> reports. With more attractive December pricing, Indian state-run refiners are likely to follow suit. This could intensify competitive pressure across the region, which is already fearing a supply glut. <\/p>\n

Also shaping the bigger picture:<\/strong> Russian Ural crude is now trading at the lowest price in a year, at about USD 4 \/ bbl below Brent, as Indian and Chinese refiners pull back after US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Reuters<\/a> reports. Indian refiners \u2014 including Hindustan Petroleum Corp<\/a>, Bharat Petroleum Corp<\/a>, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals<\/a>, HPCL-Mittal Energy<\/a>, and Reliance Industries \u2014 have hit pause on December orders of Russian oil, the newswire added. Together, these refiners account for c.65% of India\u2019s imports of Russian oil. <\/p>\n

Weakening Asian demand could further erode Russia\u2019s fiscal strength ahead of President <\/strong>Putin\u2019s India visit<\/strong>, as Washington ramps up pressure on both New Delhi and Beijing to dump Russian crude. Chinese state oil firms have also halted seaborne Russian purchases \u2014 non-sanctioned barrels trade at premiums while sanctioned cargoes are heavily discounted, the newswire added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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