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India ki total crude oil imports April 2026 mein kam hui hain, kyunki bade private refiners Reliance Industries aur Nayara Energy ne strategy bana kar Russia se kam kharidari ki hai. Yeh shift energy supply chain mein ek badlav ka ishara deta hai, jisse international trade aur crude oil prices par asar pad raha hai.
Russian Intake Slows Amid Price Surge
India ki total crude oil imports month-on-month 3.7% gir gayi April 2026 mein. Yeh kami primarily Reliance Industries aur Nayara Energy dwara Russian crude volumes ki 19.4% kami ke karan hui. Is reduction ke bawajood, India Russian fossil fuels ka doosra sabse bada buyer bana raha, jisme mahine ke liye around $5.82 billion ka import hua. Iska 90% crude oil tha. Nayara ke Vadinar refinery mein Russian crude imports mein lagbhag 92% ki kami dekhi gayi, jo maintenance shutdowns ki wajah se thi. Iske vipreet, state-owned Indian Oil ke Vadinar refinery ne Russian crude intake 87% badhaya, aur kuch refineries ne pause ke baad import phir se shuru kiya.
Global oil market mein late April 2026 mein Brent crude $119 per barrel ke paar pahunch gaya, jo 2022 ke baad sabse uncha level hai. Yeh geopolitical tensions aur supply route disruptions ke karan hua. Russia ka Urals crude bhi badha, April mein average $112.3 per barrel raha, jo EU aur UK price cap se kaafi upar hai. Higher demand aur tight tanker availability ke karan Urals crude ka discount Brent ke mukable mein kam ho gaya.
Shifting Valuations and Sector Performance
India ne April 2026 mein lagbhag 20.1 million tonnes crude import kiya, jiski cost $16.3 billion rahi. Yeh volume pichle saal se kam tha, lekin badhti hui prices ke karan cost mein substantial increase hua. India ke oil basket ki average price April 2026 mein $114.48 per barrel pahunch gayi, jo April 2025 ke $67.72 se kaafi zyada hai.
Key players ki valuations alag-alag market sentiment dikha rahi hain. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) ka P/E ratio May 2026 tak low (5.18-5.7x) hai, jo potential undervaluation ka ishara deta hai. Nifty Oil & Gas index ka P/E 9.22 hai, jabki industry median 16.17 hai. Reliance Industries (RELIANCE) ka P/E 18.69-26.72 par trade kar raha hai, jo industry median se upar hai lekin apne 10-year median se neeche hai. Nayara Energy ke P/E ratios 18.38 se 83.1 tak hain. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) ka P/E 13.50-14.99 hai, jo apne 10-year median ke kareeb hai.
Geopolitical Risks and Price Volatility
Geopolitical events, khaaskar Strait of Hormuz ke aas paas tensions, global oil market ko kaafi affect kar rahe hain. Is crucial waterway mein disruption ne supply issues khadi kar di hain, jisne Brent crude prices ko multi-year highs tak pahunchaya hai aur volatility badhai hai. Russian oil par price cap ka aksar ulanghan ho raha hai, jisme Urals crude kaafi zyada rate par trade ho raha hai. US EIA ne 2026 ke liye Brent spot price forecast ko $96/bbl tak badha diya hai, Strait of Hormuz ke band hone ka हवाला dete hue. Lagaatar disruptions prices ko aur badha sakti hain, jo global economic stability aur inflation ko impact kar sakti hain. India ka Russian crude par nirbharta, halanki cost-effective hai, geopolitical risks bhi laati hai.
Future Outlook
International Energy Agency (IEA) ke mutabik, ongoing geopolitical crisis ke karan 2026 mein global oil demand 420 kb/d year-on-year kam hone ka anuman hai. Supply mein bhi kami ki ummeed hai, jisme Gulf deshon ka output Strait of Hormuz ke band hone se prabhavit hoga. Atlantic Basin se higher production kuch rahat de sakti hai, lekin supply projections mein June se Strait of Hormuz ke through flows ka gradual resumption mana gaya hai. High prices aur supply uncertainties ka matlab hai ki India ki crude oil import strategy uski energy security aur economic performance ke liye crucial rahegi.