New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The recent US sanctions targeting Russian oil exports will not impact India's energy security, according to Arvinder Singh Sahney, chairman of IndianOil, India's largest refiner and fuel retailer.

In his first public statement on the matter, Sahney assured that India's diversified crude procurement strategy and technical flexibility would ensure uninterrupted supply.

"We are still assessing how the situation unfolds, but I am confident that crude availability for Indian refineries will remain unaffected," Sahney said, adding that both public and private sector refineries are equipped to handle such disruptions.

"India sources crude from a wide network, including the Gulf, Africa, the Americas, and both OPEC and no...