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India to sign $780-million oil deal with Brazil to shift away from Russian oil
short by Vaishnavi Mishra / on Friday, 23 January, 2026
State-owned Bharat Petroleum will buy 12 million oil barrels for $780 million from Brazil's Petrobras in FY27, a government statement said. The deal between Bharat Petroleum and the Brazilian national oil company will be signed next week at the India Energy Week conference. Indian refiners are redrafting their oil import strategies to reduce dependence on Russian oil, evading US tariffs.
read more at Reuters