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US Seeks Role as India's Energy Alternative

  • by ENN News Desk

New Delhi — At the Raisina Dialogue 2026, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau urged India to consider American crude and LNG as an alternative to discounted Russian oil, saying there is “no better...

US Grants 30-Day Waiver Letting India Buy Russian Oil

  • by ENN News Desk

Washington DC — Facing disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Gulf crisis, the United States on Thursday approved a 30-day waiver allowing India to purchase Russian oil to meet immediate energy...

Why Closing the Strait of Hormuz Matters Globally

  • by ENN News Desk

A joint United States–Israel strike on Iran that began on February 27 has drawn the region into a fast‑escalating confrontation. Iran retaliated with strikes on US bases in neighbouring countries, including incidents...

Oil and Gas Prices Spike as Iran Attacks Disrupt Shipping

  • by ENN News Desk

Global energy markets jumped sharply after attacks tied to the widening US‑Israeli conflict with Iran interrupted shipping and production in the Middle East. Brent crude rose $3.66, or 4.7%, to settle at $81.40 a barrel...

Aramco Closes Ras Tanura Refinery After Drone Strike

  • by ENN News Desk

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company Aramco halted operations at its Ras Tanura refinery after the complex was struck by a drone, an industry source said, marking a further escalation in a wave of regional strikes. Ras...

Oil Surges After Middle East Attacks Disrupt Supplies

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Oil prices climbed sharply Monday after US and Israeli strikes on Iran and ensuing retaliatory attacks on Israeli and US military sites around the Gulf disrupted regional energy flows. The tensions followed strikes and...

Trump: Venezuelan Oil to Be Refined in Texas

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Texas, February 28 (ANI) — President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will have Venezuelan crude refined in Texas for export, calling the arrangement mutually beneficial and pledging to help "build their...

Kremlin: India free to buy oil from any supplier

  • by ENN News Desk

Moscow, Feb 5, 2026 — The Kremlin said Wednesday that India is free to purchase oil from any country and that New Delhi’s efforts to diversify crude suppliers are not new. “We, along with all other international energy...

India Open to Resuming Venezuelan Crude, MEA Says

  • by ENN News Desk

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI) — India said Thursday it remains willing to consider sourcing crude oil from Venezuela and other suppliers if commercially viable, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, as global energy...

India Affirms Energy Security, Denies Halting Russian Oil

  • by ENN News Desk

New Delhi, February 5 — The Ministry of External Affairs has rejected claims that India agreed to stop buying Russian oil, saying the government’s priority is securing energy supplies for 1.4 billion people amid...