EnergyReader · 2026-08-08 08:16

Indian Refiners Pay Up for Hormuz Alternatives While Brent Prices Suggest the Crisis Has Faded

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 8, 2026

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited secured about 1 million barrels of Omani crude earlier this week (week of August 4, 2026), paying a premium of roughly $3 a barrel over Dated Brent through a tender awarded to Mitsui & Co Energy Trading Singapore, trade sources told Reuters. ICE Brent crude front-month stood at $82.38 a barrel at Friday's (2026-08-07) close. A $3-per-barrel premium for a million-barrel parcel is not a rounding error. It is a direct statement about what India's state refiners think Hormuz-route risk is worth.

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