Indian refiners processed 0.48% more crude oil in September from a year earlier at about 18.04 million tons, or about 4.41 million barrels per day (bpd), as per preliminary government data.
The country's oil output in September dropped 0.06% to about 743,350 bpd, or about 3.04 million tons, while natural gas output rose 0.88% to about 2.75 billion cubic metres (bcm).