{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The U.S. Senate passed a bill that could impose 100% tariffs on imports from countries buying Russian oil, but the House has not yet acted.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"Asia-Pacific","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T16:08:01.109Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-14T15:23:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T18:30:20.993Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 74: includes named Kpler dataset and Reuters data, specific figures, but lacks multiple independent reports.","critic":"Critic 95: provides context, quotes economist, separates facts, gives specifics and future outlook.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured, no sensationalism, headline matches content."}},"tags":["#IndiaOilImports","#RussianCrude","#USEnergySanctions","#OilTrade","#AsiaPacificEconomy"],"entities":["India","Russia","United States","United Arab Emirates","Saudi Arabia","Kpler"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Russian crude made up 50.83% of India’s total oil imports in July 2024, the highest share on record.","India’s imports of Russian oil rose 62.4% compared with July 2023, reaching 2.47 million barrels per day.","The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would impose 100% tariffs on imports from countries buying Russian crude, but the House has not yet approved it.","India’s next-largest suppliers, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, shipped 617,000 and 586,000 barrels per day respectively in July."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In July 2024, Russian crude accounted for 50.83% of India’s total oil imports. The volume reached 2.47 million barrels per day, a 62.4% increase from the same month in 2023. The figure was reported by Reuters, citing unnamed trade sources, and corroborated by data from the analytics firm Kpler."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The July total was slightly lower than June’s peak of 2.6 million barrels per day. Despite the month-on-month decline, Russia remained India’s largest oil supplier. The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia supplied 617,000 and 586,000 barrels per day respectively in July, according to Kpler."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The U.S. Senate passed a bill in July that would impose 100% tariffs on imports from countries buying Russian crude. The House of Representatives has not yet approved the measure. If enacted, the tariffs could affect India’s oil purchases, though alternative suppliers are limited amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left-rated outlet ran the story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the U.S. Senate’s passage of the bill imposing 100% tariffs on imports from countries buying Russian crude."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Unknown","url":"https://english.pravda.ru/news/business/167980-india-russian-oil","headline":"India's Oil Imports Surge: Russian Crude Dominates at Record 50 Percent","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T15:23:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Reuters","url":"https://reuters.com/business/energy/russian-share-indias-oil-imports-surges-record-high-july-2026-08-14","headline":"Russian share of India's oil imports surges to record high in July","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T14:39:34.705Z"},{"sourceName":"Korrespondent.net","url":"https://korrespondent.net/business/economics/4902960-yndyia-obnovyla-rekord-po-zakupke-rossyiskoi-nefty","headline":"India Has Updated the Record on Russian Oil Procurement","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T14:36:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Latestly","url":"https://latestly.com/agency-news/business-news-50-cut-in-russian-oil-purchases-could-raise-indias-oil-bill-by-usd-5-10-bn-push-inflation-economist-7560273.html","headline":"50% Cut in Russian Oil Purchases Could Raise India's Oil Bill by USD 5-10 Bn, Push Inflation: Economist","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T14:12:24.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Forbes Georgia","url":"https://forbes.ge/indoethis-navthobis-importshi-rusethis-tsilma-rekordul-nishnuls-miaghtsia","headline":"Russia's Share of India's Oil Imports Hits Record High","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T13:54:44.000Z"},{"sourceName":"United24","url":"https://united24media.com/world/russian-oil-hits-record-50-of-indias-imports-as-moscow-buys-gasoline-back-21689","headline":"Russian Oil Hits Record 50% of India’s Imports as Moscow Buys Gasoline Back","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T13:09:26.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Oil Price","url":"https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russia-Captures-Record-Share-of-Indias-Oil-Market.html","headline":"Russia Captures Record Share of India’s Oil Market","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T07:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Hindu Business Line","url":"https://thehindubusinessline.com/markets/commodities/indias-russian-oil-imports-hit-all-time-high-in-july/article71344169.ece","headline":"India’s Russian oil imports hit all-time high in July","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T05:20:06.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":14,"centre":29,"right":57},"count":{"left":1,"centre":2,"right":4},"totalSources":8,"untracked":1,"rated":7,"observedAt":"2026-08-14T16:20:04.608Z"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-08-14T18:30:20.993Z","closedAt":null,"checks":4,"changes":1,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":["The centre-rated report from Oil Price led on the record share of Russian oil in India’s import mix. 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