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Center-Left Owned by New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.IOC plans to buy crude oil, LPG ships amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions
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Amid West Asia tensions and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, state‑owned Indian Oil Corporation, India’s largest oil refiner, is planning to purchase its own crude oil and LPG carriers and explore domestic shipbuilding under the Make in India programme to cut soaring freight costs, which have risen fourfold, and secure its energy supply chain.
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New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation plans to acquire crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas carriers of its own as disruptions to shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and soaring freight costs prompt India’s largest oil refiner to strengthen control over its energy supply chain. The…
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To bolster its shipping logistics, Indian Oil Corporation is planning to acquire its own carriers and is looking into shipbuilding ventures within India as part of the Make in India initiative. The rise in geopolitical tensions has led to higher shipping costs, necessitating these strategic changes…
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Indian Oil Corporation aims to enhance control over its energy supply chain by acquiring crude oil carriers and LPG vessels. The company is also exploring domestic shipbuilding initiatives under the Make in India program. Amid increasing freight rates and tensions in West Asia, IOC has adjusted its…
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India's largest oil refiner seeks to reduce shipping costs and secure energy supplies through vessel ownership and domestic shipbuilding as West Asia tensions disrupt key trade routes
