New Delhi: India has emerged as a key supplier of gasoline (petrol) to Russia amid a surge in Russian fuel imports triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, ship tracking data showed.
Since 2022, India has pivoted towards Russia to meet the bulk of its crude oil needs — raw material for making fuels like petrol and diesel.
Russia’s seaborne gasoline imports surged to a record around 125,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, equivalent to a projected 470,000 tonnes for the month, as repeated attacks on its refineries disrupted domestic fuel production, according to energy analytics firm Vortexa.
The rise in imports marks a sharp reversal in energy trade flows between the two countries.
