Indian Oil Corp will continue using Gulf crude, it said citing freight advantages and refinery configurations. The company anticipates no immediate supply disruptions, feeling secure until September. Alternative shipping routes via the Cape of Good Hope are being prepared for Saudi crude. Indian Oil is not pursuing new long-term oil or gas contracts currently.

Indian Oil, the country's biggest refiner, may struggle in its attempt to secure competitively priced long-term shipping for its key LPG imports from the Mideast Gulf.

Indian Oil secures crude supplies for August and most of September despite reporting a ₹2,661 crore net loss in Q2.