Falling US output lends support to the market but concerns over slowing demand and an ongoing global production and storage overhang caps any potential for bigger price gains
Read MoreGlobal crude prices have risen more than 40 per cent since two months ago when they hit 12-year lows
Read MoreUS crude futures had climbed 20 cents to $34.77 a barrel, having settled down 9 cents in the previous session
Read MoreA true reflection of the step-up in Indian purchases of Iranian oil will emerge from April, the new contract year
Read MoreThe crash occurred less than 24 hours after the US Department of Justice announced that McClendon had been indicted for allegedly colluding to rig bids for oil and gas acreage
Read MoreUS crude inventories rose by 9.9 million barrels last week, data from the American Petroleum Institute showed after Tuesday's settlement
Read MorePetrol price was on Monday cut by Rs 3.02 per litre, but diesel rates were hiked by Rs 1.47 a litre - the second increase this month in line with global trends.
Read MoreIndia on Monday proposed to give income tax exemption to foreign companies for storing and selling oil to local refiners, a move that could spur interest from global oil producers in leasing the country's strategic petroleum reserve facilities.
Read MoreVenezuela's state oil company PDVSA is about to clinch a deal for India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp to invest some $500 million in their San Cristobal joint venture
Read MoreCompetitive prices and shorter shipping distances are giving the Middle East members of the OPEC the upper hand in India, the world's third-largest crude oil importer
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