<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWI8OhLj4vk/rakesh-sharma</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Rakesh Sharma - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWI8OhLj4vk/rakesh-sharma</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:36:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. 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Oil extended gains as fresh attacks flared in the Middle East and traders weighed a US plan to insure and escort tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with traffic in the vital waterway all but halted.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reliance Seeks India Government Approval to Buy Iranian Crude]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/reliance-seeks-india-government-approval-to-buy-iranian-crude</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/reliance-seeks-india-government-approval-to-buy-iranian-crude</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:52:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Puts Off Coal Power Plant Maintenance Citing Gas Crunch]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/india-puts-off-coal-power-plant-maintenance-citing-gas-crunch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/india-puts-off-coal-power-plant-maintenance-citing-gas-crunch</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:24:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Splurges on Russian Oil as Sanctions Threat Fades]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/india-splurges-on-russian-oil-as-sanctions-threat-begins-to-fade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/india-splurges-on-russian-oil-as-sanctions-threat-begins-to-fade</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:25:59 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6RmYozaTiBQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6RmYozaTiBQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An oil refinery in Mumbai.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Oil Minister Heads to Qatar With Eye on Swift LNG Supply]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/india-oil-minister-heads-to-qatar-with-eye-on-swift-lng-supply</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/india-oil-minister-heads-to-qatar-with-eye-on-swift-lng-supply</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:48:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ig0TNB269Ut8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ig0TNB269Ut8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Hardeep Puri</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTPC in Pact With France’s EDF for India Nuclear Power Projects]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/ntpc-in-pact-with-france-s-edf-for-india-nuclear-power-projects-mnq3if3n</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/ntpc-in-pact-with-france-s-edf-for-india-nuclear-power-projects-mnq3if3n</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:40:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0HWCKlEhtD0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0HWCKlEhtD0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Chimneys at a NTPC power plant in Gautam Budh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Buys First Iran Oil Cargo Since 2019 as War Curbs Supply]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/india-buys-first-iran-oil-cargo-since-2019-as-war-curbs-supply</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/india-buys-first-iran-oil-cargo-since-2019-as-war-curbs-supply</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:22:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwlHJ4BvggUI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwlHJ4BvggUI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An Indian Oil Corp. gas station in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Returns to Buying Venezuelan Crude to Ease Supply Crunch]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-07/india-returns-to-buying-venezuelan-crude-to-ease-supply-crunch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-07/india-returns-to-buying-venezuelan-crude-to-ease-supply-crunch</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:42:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Refiners Delay Maintenance to Stabilize Fuel Supplies]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/india-s-refiners-delay-maintenance-to-stabilize-fuel-supplies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/india-s-refiners-delay-maintenance-to-stabilize-fuel-supplies</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i03RsgJt08m0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i03RsgJt08m0/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Trucks loaded with gas cylinders at the Bharat Petroleum Corp. oil refinery in Mumbai. Photographer: Abeer Khan/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Raises Gas Supply for Fertilizer Firms as Imports Improve]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/india-raises-gas-supply-for-fertilizer-firms-as-imports-improve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/india-raises-gas-supply-for-fertilizer-firms-as-imports-improve</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pratik Parija]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:11:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Acknowledges Iranian Oil Purchases, Dismisses Payment Woes]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-04/india-acknowledges-iranian-oil-purchases-dismisses-payment-woes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-04/india-acknowledges-iranian-oil-purchases-dismisses-payment-woes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:46:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iuIKBD17Iwj0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iuIKBD17Iwj0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Auto-rickshaws queue to refuel at an LPG filling station in Bengaluru on April 1, 2026. India is the world&apos;s fourth-largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and second-largest buyer of LPG, which is used for cooking and predominantly sourced from the Middle East. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanker Carrying Iran Crude Signals India After 7-Year Import Gap]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/tanker-carrying-iran-crude-signals-india-after-7-year-import-gap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/tanker-carrying-iran-crude-signals-india-after-7-year-import-gap</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:35:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRhy7W_F4w9o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRhy7W_F4w9o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Ping Shun Aframax tanker.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Doubles Jet Fuel Prices for a Few Hours, Then Reverses]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/india-reverses-huge-jump-in-jet-fuel-prices-to-shield-consumers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/india-reverses-huge-jump-in-jet-fuel-prices-to-shield-consumers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakesh Sharma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:48:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Set for Searing Summer as Iran War Strains Energy Supplies]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/india-set-for-searing-summer-as-iran-war-strains-energy-supplies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/india-set-for-searing-summer-as-iran-war-strains-energy-supplies</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pratik Parija]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:04:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content 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