The risk of a global recession is keeping the US from imposing curbs on India and China, which are buying Russian oil at deep discounts

US asked Indian officials not to purchase too much Russian oil, energy official tells Senate subcommittee on Europe and regional security cooperation

Data show Russian oil concealed in blended and refined gasoline, diesel and chemicals has made its way to the US from Indian refineries

GAIL has a long-term import deal with a unit of the Russian energy giant to buy an average 2.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year

Elizabeth Rosenberg, assistant secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, will be in India on what is seen as a US bid to try to temper India's purchases of Russian oil

Sovcomflot's oil tankers lacking destination details numbered 24 out a total of 76 vessels, with some switching destinations to friendly ports of call after loitering at sea for nearly a month

The Ukraine crisis has highlighted Japan's partial dependence on Russian energy even as Tokyo has acted swiftly and in tandem with the G7 in instituting sanctions.

The secretive deals put the spotlight on how importers keep off established routes to buy Russian oil at cheap rates

Beijing's acquiescence - or possible fear of secondary sanctions - is a welcome development in the tense Washington-Beijing relationship, an official said

The US state department says it is aware of talks between Russia and India concerning the purchase of oil. It has no objection to India buying Russian oil, provided it buys at discount

Arrivals of Saudi crude totalled 14.61 million tonnes in January-February, equivalent to 1.81 million barrels per day (bpd), down from 1.86 million bpd a year earlier, data showed

Many banks stopped issuing letters of credit for Russian exporters in wake of sanctions, forcing companies to simply do without them.