Archive · 3 Jan 2026
India Seeks Weekly Russian Oil Import Data
India is asking its oil companies to tell them every week how much oil they buy from Russia and the US.
This is because India is talking to the US about a trade deal, and the US wants to know how much oil India buys from Russia.
India used to buy a lot of oil from Russia, but now they are buying less.
The US has increased taxes on some Indian goods because India buys so much oil from Russia.
India wants to have the right numbers to show the US.
They don't expect to make this information public.
India is also trying to buy more oil from the US.
India is requesting weekly data on Russian and US oil imports from refiners to provide accurate figures to Washington.
Russian crude imports to India are expected to dip below 1 million barrels per day.
India's Russian oil purchases have fueled a backlash from Western nations, leading to increased US tariffs on Indian goods.
India and the US are negotiating a trade deal, with Russian oil purchases being a stumbling block.
India's Russian oil imports fell to a three-year low of about 1.2 million barrels per day in December 2025.
- Who
- India
- What
- Requesting weekly Russian and US oil import data from refiners
- When
- Ongoing
- Where
- India
- Why
- To provide accurate figures to Washington amid trade deal negotiations and falling Russian crude purchases
- Country
- India
- Request
- Weekly Russian and US oil import data
- Purpose
- Provide accurate figures to Washington
- Expected Russian Imports
- Below 1 million barrels per day
- Current Russian Imports
- About 1.2 million barrels per day (December 2025)
- US Share of Indian Crude Imports
- 6.6% (2025)
- Russian Share of Indian Crude Imports
- 35% (2025)
