India Buying More US Oil as Sanctions Stifle Russian Flows

  • Refiners have bought about 7 million barrels for April loading
  • Tighter enforcement of penalties upended trade with Moscow
An oil field in Texas.Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg
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Indian oil refiners are on track to take the most American crude in almost a year after tighter enforcement of US sanctions crimped trade with Russia and forced processors to look elsewhere for supply.