India, April 5 -- Days after Iranian LPG made way to the country, India has admitted that its refiners have secured crude oil requirements from Iran in what is the first public admission of the purchase of Iranian energy consignments by India since 2019. "India imports crude oil from 40+ countries, with companies having full flexibility to source oil from different sources and geographies based on commercial considerations. Amid Middle East supply disruptions, Indian refiners have secured their crude oil requirements, including from Iran; and there is no payment hurdle for Iranian crude imports, contrary to the rumours being circulated," India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a statement on Thursday.

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