MOSCOW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Urals crude differentials to dated Brent were steady on Thursday, while India's imports of Russian oil rose to a three-month high in October.
India's intake of Russian oil increased by 3.3% last month to 1.95 million barrels per day (bpd), accounting for about two-fifths of overall imports, data provided by trade sources showed.
PLATTS WINDOW
* No bids or offers were shown for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC Blend in the Platts window on Thursday.
NEWS
* Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday during which they discussed the OPEC+ oil agreement and the situation in the Middle East, the Kremlin said.
* India's Reliance Industries Ltd raised monthly oil imports from Russia by 15.8% to nearly 544,000 bpd in October, data from industry and trade sources showed.
* Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy Ltd imported 269,000 bpd of Russian oil in October, a decline of 14.4% from the previous month, tanker data obtained from trading and industry sources showed.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese)
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