Russia Imports Indian Fuel as Refinery Crisis Deepens
Kpler said the first 42,000-ton cargo reached Russia on Aug. 5 as refinery strikes cut output by about a third.
- On August 5, Russia received its first shipment of 42,000 tons of gasoline from India's Nayara Energy Ltd. Vadinar refinery, marking an unprecedented import as domestic fuel shortages intensify.
- Kyiv has intensified strikes on Russian refineries, hitting five processors last week and two more this week, forcing crude-processing rates to 3.6 million barrels daily in July—over 30% below seasonal norms.
- Indian processor Nayara is moving fuel through ship-to-ship transfers off Egypt's Damietta Port using Russian-linked tankers like the Garnet, bypassing traditional supply chains to reach Moscow.
- Kpler analyst Sumit Ritolia said the cargoes highlight "the severity of the current domestic gasoline imbalance," demonstrating how lower refinery runs are reshaping Russia's traditional product trade flows.
- Moscow banned gasoline and diesel exports to prioritize domestic users, yet Russia still shipped 3.71 million barrels per day in the four weeks through August 9 amid the ongoing fuel crunch.
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