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Oil imports up 38 p.c. in 11 months

NEW DELHI: The crude oil import bill has jumped by over 38 per cent to $61.16 billion in the first 11 months of 2007-08 on the back of a surge in global oil prices. India imported 111.089 million tonnes of crude oil during the period, according to the latest data available from the Petroleum Ministry.

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