Russia imports record fuel from India as Ukraine strikes hit refineries

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In August, Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products from India, partly refined at a refinery co-owned by Rosneft, due to Ukrainian drone strikes impacting Moscow's domestic refining capacity. This shift reflects adjustments in Russia's fuel supply chain amidst conflict-related disruptions.

Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, including gasoline refined from Russian crude at a refinery in India that is partly owned by Russia’s Rosneft, as Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted Moscow’s domestic refining capacity, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). India supplied ...