‘India Has Been A Great Partner’: Why US Dialled New Delhi To Purchase Russian Oil Waiting At Sea | India News
Last Updated:March 09, 2026, 12:24 IST The US asked India to buy Russian crude oil on ships and redirect it to Indian refineries to ease supply concerns amid the West Asia conflict, said US officials. Photo for representation. (Image: PTI File) The United States has urged India to purchase Russian crude oil already loaded on ships and redirect it to Indian refineries to ease concerns over supply disruptions and rising prices amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said. Follow US-Israel-Iran War LIVE In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Wright said he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had spoken to Indian authorities about acquiring Russian oil cargoes currently waiting to be unloaded at Chinese refineries. “India has been a great partner through this. I did call up the Indians, as did Treasury Secretary (Scott) Bessent, and said there’s a whole bunch of oil floating, waiting to unload at Chinese refineries,” Wright said. “Instead of having it wait six weeks to unload there, let’s just pull that oil forward, have it …

