<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWI8OhLj4vk/rakesh-sharma</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Rakesh Sharma - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWI8OhLj4vk/rakesh-sharma</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:56:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWI8OhLj4vk/rakesh-sharma.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Deals Put Reliance Oil Core in Focus at Annual Jamboree]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/russian-deals-put-reliance-oil-core-in-focus-at-annual-jamboree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/russian-deals-put-reliance-oil-core-in-focus-at-annual-jamboree</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajesh Kumar Singh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCtL9DQr1c3U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCtL9DQr1c3U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mukesh Ambani</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embattled Indian Refiner Nayara Names Socar Executive as New CEO]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/embattled-indian-refiner-nayara-names-socar-executive-as-new-ceo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/embattled-indian-refiner-nayara-names-socar-executive-as-new-ceo</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:29:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwiOhOvhHCKI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwiOhOvhHCKI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Vadinar Refinery complex operated by Nayara Energy Ltd., formerly known as Essar Oil Ltd. and now jointly owned by Rosneft Oil Co. and Trafigura Group Pte., stands illuminated at night near Vadinar, Gujarat, India, on Thursday, April 26, 2018. The refinery was the crown jewel in a blockbuster $13 billion acquisition that, at the time, represented the largest foreign direct investment in India&apos;s history. The deal marked Trafigura&apos;s coming of age.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India to Ease Russian Oil Purchases as Higher US Levies Loom]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/india-to-ease-russian-oil-purchases-as-higher-us-levies-loom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/india-to-ease-russian-oil-purchases-as-higher-us-levies-loom</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 05:35:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihJ5D1uoW60o/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihJ5D1uoW60o/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire Ambani Becomes Collateral Damage in Trump Trade Fury]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/billionaire-ambani-becomes-collateral-damage-in-trump-trade-fury</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-21/billionaire-ambani-becomes-collateral-damage-in-trump-trade-fury</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:36:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8Gr2FUwAwJo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8Gr2FUwAwJo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mukesh Ambani Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Nayara Turns to Dark Fleet and Russian Oil for Survival]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/india-s-nayara-turns-to-dark-fleet-and-russian-oil-for-survival</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/india-s-nayara-turns-to-dark-fleet-and-russian-oil-for-survival</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:53:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8C2eBQSObnc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8C2eBQSObnc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A billboard at the Vadinar Refinery complex operated by Nayara Energy Ltd. near Vadinar, Gujarat, India, on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Indian pump prices are in uncharted territory as ever-increasing government levies coincide with crude’s recovery from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s State-Run Refiners Ramp Up Russian Oil Buying Despite US Criticism]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/india-s-refiners-ramp-up-russian-oil-buying-despite-us-criticism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/india-s-refiners-ramp-up-russian-oil-buying-despite-us-criticism</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Serene Cheong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:17:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU-Sanctioned Nayara in Talks With India to Sustain Refinery Run]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/eu-sanctioned-nayara-in-talks-with-india-to-sustain-refinery-run</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/eu-sanctioned-nayara-in-talks-with-india-to-sustain-refinery-run</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:56:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Scours the Globe for More Oil Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/india-scours-the-globe-for-more-oil-ahead-of-trump-putin-summit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/india-scours-the-globe-for-more-oil-ahead-of-trump-putin-summit</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Serene Cheong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:09:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top India Oil Explorer’s Profit Falls on Low Prices, Flat Output]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/top-india-oil-explorer-s-profit-falls-on-low-prices-flat-output</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/top-india-oil-explorer-s-profit-falls-on-low-prices-flat-output</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 04:21:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inphzTPnLEpY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inphzTPnLEpY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An ONGC plant in Uran, Maharashtra.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanctions Choke Crude Shipments to Indian Refiner Nayara]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-12/sanctions-choke-crude-shipments-to-indian-refiner-nayara</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-12/sanctions-choke-crude-shipments-to-indian-refiner-nayara</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:58:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iaFqgyEiFx98/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iaFqgyEiFx98/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Vadinar Refinery complex operated by Nayara Energy Ltd., formerly known as Essar Oil Ltd in Gujarat, India.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dismantling Oil’s Dark Fleet Leaves India at Risk of Trump's Ire]]></title><description><![CDATA[India is increasingly under fire from Donald Trump’s tariff policies, and the arrival of sanctioned ships could become another flashpoint with the US]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-11/dismantling-oil-s-dark-fleet-in-alang-leaves-india-at-risk-of-trump-s-ire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-11/dismantling-oil-s-dark-fleet-in-alang-leaves-india-at-risk-of-trump-s-ire</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iixw0hhvxQWQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iixw0hhvxQWQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A tanker beached in Alang in June, where there are more than 100 shipbreaking yards.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Clears $3.4 Billion Aid to Firms for Subsidized LPG Sales]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/india-clears-3-4-billion-aid-to-firms-for-subsidized-lpg-sales</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/india-clears-3-4-billion-aid-to-firms-for-subsidized-lpg-sales</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:12:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5PBsdOGV9dk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5PBsdOGV9dk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An auto rickshaw carries Bharat Petroleum Ccorp. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. A spike in inflation in June justifies the decision of Indian policymakers to maintain higher rates for longer, the country&apos;s central bank said in a report.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s State Refiners Buy Oil Elsewhere After Russia Pause]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/india-s-state-refiners-pause-russia-oil-buys-as-us-adds-pressure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/india-s-state-refiners-pause-russia-oil-buys-as-us-adds-pressure</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:39:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanctioned Refiner Nayara Asks New Delhi for Shipping Help]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/sanctioned-refiner-nayara-asks-india-government-for-shipping-help</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/sanctioned-refiner-nayara-asks-india-government-for-shipping-help</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:05:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Punitive India Tariff Spoils Modi’s Russian Oil Math]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/trump-s-punitive-india-tariff-spoils-modi-s-russian-oil-math</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/trump-s-punitive-india-tariff-spoils-modi-s-russian-oil-math</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Serene Cheong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 03:37:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian Refiner Nayara Seeks New Local Bank After EU Sanctions]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/indian-refiner-nayara-seeks-new-local-bank-after-eu-sanctions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/indian-refiner-nayara-seeks-new-local-bank-after-eu-sanctions</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:45:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ship With Nayara Cargo Anchors Near Oil Transfer Hub Off Oman]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/tanker-with-oil-from-eu-sanctioned-nayara-anchors-at-ship-to-ship-hub</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/tanker-with-oil-from-eu-sanctioned-nayara-anchors-at-ship-to-ship-hub</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Lua]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:00:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tankers Deliver Russian Crude to India Despite US, EU Pressure]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/tankers-deliver-russian-crude-to-india-despite-us-eu-pressure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/tankers-deliver-russian-crude-to-india-despite-us-eu-pressure</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 07:12:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWUs0IdEZ1.w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWUs0IdEZ1.w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Oil tanker trucks outside an oil refinery operated by Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Oil prices need to fall to levels of around $80 a barrel to be good for consumers, India’s Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said, adding that the third largest consumer in the world will continue to buy where it finds the best prices.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modi Defiant as Trump Steps Up Pressure on India’s Russian Oil Purchases]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/modi-defiant-as-trump-steps-up-pressure-on-russia-oil-purchases</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/modi-defiant-as-trump-steps-up-pressure-on-russia-oil-purchases</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sudhi Ranjan Sen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2rCaFP9nJ1E/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2rCaFP9nJ1E/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Narendra Modi addresses a public gathering in Uttar Pradesh on Aug. 2. Photographer: Niharika Kulkarni/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Hasn’t Stopped Russian Oil Purchases After Trump Rebuke]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-03/india-hasn-t-given-refiners-directions-not-to-buy-russian-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-03/india-hasn-t-given-refiners-directions-not-to-buy-russian-oil</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sudhi Ranjan Sen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 07:56:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.JNGtTRIXGM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.JNGtTRIXGM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Oil tanker trucks outside an oil refinery operated by Hindustan Petroleum Corp., in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Oil prices need to fall to levels of around $80 a barrel to be good for consumers, India’s Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said, adding that the third largest consumer in the world will continue to buy where it finds the best prices.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>