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Russia Imports Record Fuel From India Amid Refinery Disruptions
Russia usually exports a lot of fuel, but its refineries were disrupted by Ukrainian drone strikes.
Because Russia could not make enough gasoline at home, it imported a record amount of fuel in August.
Much of that fuel came from India.
The gasoline was made at an Indian refinery using crude oil from Russia.
Russia’s Rosneft partly owns the company that sold the gasoline.
The fuel was shipped to Russia after being transferred between ships near Egypt.
At the same time, Russia exported less fuel and earned less from fossil fuels overall.
China remained Russia’s biggest fossil-fuel customer, while India was second.
The report said higher global energy prices still helped Russia earn more than it otherwise might have.
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, more than seven times its previous monthly record.
India supplied 70% of those imports, including 120,000 tonnes of gasoline worth €78 million.
The gasoline was refined from Russian crude at India’s Vadinar refinery, partly owned by Russia’s Rosneft.
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air linked the imports to Ukrainian drone strikes disrupting Russian refineries and causing fuel shortages.
Russia’s oil-product exports fell 21% by volume in August, while overall fossil-fuel export revenues declined 8% to €604 million per day.
- Who
- Russia imported fuel primarily from India, with additional supplies from South Korea and Egypt; the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air reported the figures.
- What
- Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products, including 120,000 tonnes of gasoline refined from Russian crude in India.
- Where
- The gasoline was produced at India’s Vadinar refinery, transferred between ships off Egypt, and unloaded at Russia’s Arctic port of Beloe More.
- When
- August 2026, according to a report published on September 13, 2026.
- Why
- Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted Russian refining capacity and contributed to domestic fuel shortages.
Key facts
- Total Russian oil-product imports
- 172,000 tonnes in August 2026
- India’s share
- 70% of Russia’s oil-product imports
- Gasoline from India
- 120,000 tonnes valued at €78 million
- Rosneft ownership
- Rosneft owns 49.13% of Nayara Energy
- Russian oil-product exports
- Down 21% by volume in August
- Overall fossil-fuel revenue
- Down 8% to €604 million per day
- Urals crude price
- Rose 23% to $69.90 per barrel, above the $44.10 G7 and European Union price cap
Quotes
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
Research group reporting on Russian fossil-fuel exports and sanctions
“Russia is therefore paying a refinery that it partly owns to process its own crude into fuel it can no longer produce domestically, before shipping it back halfway around the world.”
telegraphindia.com
thehindubusinessline.com
Sources
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