India's Middle East Oil Imports Jumped 32% in September

India saw its crude oil imports from the Middle East rebound in September to pre-war levels amid higher volumes exiting the Strait of Hormuz, while competition from China for Russian oil resulted in declining imports from Russia. India’s crude oil imports from the Middle East jumped to 2.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, up by 32% compared to August and the highest level since February, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Reuters. Middle Eastern oil accounted for 54% of all Indian imports last month as Indian…