The first shipment of American crude oil is likely to reach India in the last week of September.
The 40-year-old ban on export of American oil to India was lifted by the then US President Barack Obama in December 2015
Maiden meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on June 26, the two leaders agreed to deepen the engagement in the energy sector.
Soon thereafter, State-run oil refining and marketing giants Indian Oil Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp placed orders for over four million barrels
India, which is the world’s third-largest oil importer, joins the likes of other Asian nations South Korea, Japan and China
Consignments of American crude oil worth about $ 10 billion (Rs 636 crore) left the US shores between August 6-14 and is likely to reach Paradip (Odisha) in the last week of September.