By Florence Tan, Siyi Liu, Chen Aizhu and Nidhi Verma SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese and Indian refiners are scouring the globe for supplies of crude as fresh U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and tankers curb shipments to Moscow's top customers,

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), are now exploring alternative sources in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America to mitigate potential shortfalls in

India intends to abandon oil tankers that have been sanctioned by the United States because of their role in transporting goods for Russia, which is another example of the impact of Washington's measures on the global oil market.

Indian refiners have stopped dealing with U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers and entities but the country does not expect disruption to Russian crude supplies during a two-month wind-down period, a government source said on Monday.

Indian refiners have reportedly stopped dealing with tankers and entities that have been sanctioned by the US. However, the country does not expect any disruption to Russian oil imports during a two-month wind-down period,