Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics
India's crude imports hit 2026 high in September as Gulf supplies surge despite Hormuz risks
What the source reported
Source-reportedIndia’s crude oil imports rose to a 2026-high of 5.26 million barrels per day in September as Gulf supplies surged, with Iraq becoming the country’s second-largest supplier after Russia. Increased flows through the Strait of Hormuz have offered Indian refiners more access to Middle Eastern crude amid pressure to diversify from Russian oil.
- Publication
- The Economic Times - Industry · Trade Publication
- Published
- 2nd October 2026
- Original report
- economictimes.indiatimes.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 2nd October 2026 · 22:47
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
A provisional, automatically computed reading of this individual Signal, before Event extraction or human review. Not a final rating.
Initial Significance Moderate (30.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (12.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Likely Event Severity