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India to import Iranian crude oil 15.5 million tons



India on Tuesday has decided to cut crude oil import from Iran by over 11 percent this fiscal to 15.5 million tons, India currently imports crude oil from over 30 countries.

India, which imports 80 percent of its crude oil and relies on Tehran for 12 percent of those imports, shipped 18.50 million tons of oil from Iran in 2011-12, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas R P N Singh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

The government had earlier said that it was not possible for India to take any decision to reduce the imports from Iran drastically as that country was important in meeting India's growing energy needs.

The US has already granted waivers to the sanctions for Japan and 10 European countries but has left out China and India, Iran's biggest clients.

India has not publicly said it was aiming to cut back oil imports from Iran but has unofficially asked its top imports to prune shipments from Tehran.

"Total crude oil imported from Iran by Indian companies during the period 2010-11 and 2011-12 is 18.50 million tons and 17.44 million tons respectively. The target fixed for import of crude oil from Iran for the year 2012-13 is approximately 15.5 million tons," Singh said.

He said the quantum of crude oil imported by Indian refineries from various sources is decided by them on the basis of technical, commercial and other considerations.

"In order to reduce its dependence on any particular region of the world, India has been consciously trying to diversify its sources of crude oil imports to strengthen the country's energy security," he said.

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