India’s crude oil imports are set to hit an all-time high of 5.63 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, rising more than 5% from September as a surge in Atlantic Basin shipments and continued Russian supplies more than offset lower arrivals from the Middle East, according to data from commodity analytics firm Kpler. Provisional data up to October 30 put imports at 5.63 million bpd, against 5.34 million bpd in September and 4.95 million bpd a year earlier, marking an increase of nearly 14% year-on-year.