US surpasses Saudi Arabia to become India’s second biggest oil supplier

Current GK ( Master) International Affairs

The United States has overtaken Saudi Arabia as India’s second biggest oil supplier.
The overall import of India from the United States, rose 48 percent to a record 545,300 barrels per day (bpd) in February 2021 compared to January 2021.
This accounts for 14 percent of India’s overall imports in February 2021.
In contrast, the imports from Saudi Arabia in February 2021 fell by 42 percent compared to January 2021, to a decade-low of 445,200 bpd.
Saudi Arabia has consistently been one of India’s top two suppliers, but unfortunately slipped to No. 4 position for the first time since at least January 2006.
Iraq continued to be the top oil supplier to India despite a 23 percent decline in purchases to a five-month low of 867,500 bpd.