New Delhi, March 10 -- The war between the US and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, now in its eleventh day, shows no signs of abating, sending crude prices soaring and worrying Indian companies, given the economy's heavy reliance on energy imports.

The conflict presents a trifecta of risks for Indian companies-soaring crude prices, supply-chain disruptions, and a depreciating rupee, experts said. The benchmark Brent crude settled around $101 a barrel on Monday evening after briefly surging to as high as $119 during the day, while the Indian rupee slid to a record low of Rs.92.33 against the US dollar.

While oil-marketing companies and air carriers will bear a direct brunt of the higher energy prices, others will face an indirec...