May 26, 2026 [Reuters]- Indian refiners’ crude throughput fell 8.9% month-on-month in April to 5.23 million barrels per day (21.39 million metric tons), ​provisional government data showed on Tuesday.

India is the ‌world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer.

• Refinery throughput in March was at 5.55 million barrels per day (23.48 million metric tons).
• On a year-on-year basis, refinery ​throughput slipped by 2.2% in April.
• The U.S.-Iran conflict has ​led to volatility in energy prices as shipping flows ⁠through the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for about ​20% of global oil and LNG supplies, remain disrupted.
• Indian refiners ​turned to imports from Latin America and Africa after supplies from the Middle East were disrupted, data provided by trade sources show.
• Indian refiner Nayara ​Energy, part-owned by Russian oil major Rosneft, received a delivery ​of just one Russian oil cargo in April as it had fully shut ‌its ⁠refinery for most of the month for routine maintenance, according to ship tracking data obtained from industry sources.