India faces tough crude realities as the oil surges back abovethe the $100 mark. Here is why crude concerns as escalating for the subcontinent even as the war is between Russia and Ukraine.
- India is the world’s third-biggest oil user
- Annual oil demand seen at an all time high - 214.5 million tons
- India imports over 80% of it's crude demand
- India paid $82.4 billion for the crude oil it imported in the nine months through December 2021
- Crude bill for India set to top $100 billion this year
- This is a 109% jump over last year same period though amount imported only went up by 9%
- Every $1 rise in crude oil prices increases India’s import bill by about $1.5 billion
- The average price is about $79 per barrel this fiscal year as against $45 in 2020-21 and $60.5 in 2019-20
- Double whammy of a stronger dollar playing out
- For every rupee value decrease vs dollar increases spending by upto Rs 2,700 cr