Russia Imports Its First Gasoline Cargo From India as Refinery Crisis Deepens

According to Bloomberg, in a report carried by Oilprice.com on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (21 Mordad 1405), Russia has begun importing fuel from India, based on data from ship tracking firm data source. A 42,000 tonne cargo of gasoline from the Vadinar refinery of India's Nayara Energy, which is partly owned by Russia's Rosneft, arrived in Russia earlier this month. The cargo was loaded in mid June, shipped on a Russian flagged tanker, transferred to an Omani flagged fuel carrier in Egypt, and arrived in Russia on August 5 (14 Mordad).

data source lead analyst Sumit Ritolia told Bloomberg the emergence of Indian barrels is "particularly notable" and shows the severity of Russia's domestic gasoline imbalance and how falling refinery runs are reshaping the country's traditional product trade flows. According to estimates by EA Analytics cited by Bloomberg, Russia's refinery runs stood at 3.6 million barrels a day in July, more than 30 percent below the seasonal average; Russia has separately extended its diesel export ban through the end of this year to secure more fuel for the domestic market.