USA Emerged as India’s 4th Biggest Crude Oil Supplier.
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In May 2025, recent data from UK-based energy cargo tracker Vortexa revealed that the United States of America (USA) overtook the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in April 2025, becoming India’s fourth-largest crude oil supplier.
- India’s crude oil imports from the USA doubled to 0.33 million barrels per day (mbd) in April 2025, compared to 0.17 mbd in April 2024 and 0.24 mbd in March 2025.
- India accounted for 8% of total USA crude exports in April 2025, underlining its rising importance as a key energy buyer.
Main Point :- (i) The USA’s share in India’s total crude oil imports rose to 7.3%, surpassing the UAE’s 6.4%.
(ii) The USA now trails behind only Russia (37.8%), Iraq (19.1%), and Saudi Arabia (10.4%)—India’s top three suppliers.
(iii) The rise in imports follows high-level discussions in February 2025 between PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, where India announced plans to increase its energy imports from the USA from USD 15 billion to USD 25 billion.
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