India's October crude imports set for record 5.6 million bpd

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• FUEL SUPPLY India's October crude imports near record pace Reports based on Kpler data point to a record import month, but not an automatic pump-price change.
• THE NUMBER Imports reach about 5.6 million bpd 5.6 million bpd The latest estimates are provisional and vary slightly with the cargo-tracking cutoff.
• SUPPLY MIX Refiners are widening supply sources Atlantic Basin and other non-Gulf cargoes are helping offset softer Middle Eastern arrivals.
• DRIVER IMPACT Record imports do not set pump prices Global crude, the rupee, freight, taxes and OMC decisions still shape petrol and diesel rates.
• READ THE FULL STORY What motorists should watch next See how supply security, shipping costs and dated city fuel rates connect.
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