Pakistan's largest refiner Cnergyico will import 1 million barrels of oil from Vitol in October, Cnergyico's Vice Chairman Usama Qureshi said on Friday, the country's first-ever purchase of U.S. crude following a landmark trade deal.

The United States and Pakistan say they have reached a trade agreement that is expected to allow Washington to help develop Pakistan’s largely untapped oil reserves and lower tariffs for the South Asi

India is the world’s third-largest consumer of crude oil and depends on imports to meet around 88 per cent of its requirement of the commodity.