Russia is reportedly seeking to increase fuel supplies from India as Ukraine attacks Russian refineries, reducing domestic gasoline availability. Multiple reports say India is currently the largest buyer of Russian seaborne crude oil, a relationship that normally runs from Russia to India in crude purchases and would represent a reversal if Moscow turns to India for finished fuel such as gasoline.
The accounts describe Moscow’s interest in securing additional fuel through Indian channels in response to damage and disruption caused by strikes on refineries. With refinery output affected, Russian efforts to obtain replacement volumes would come at a time when both sides are already connected through oil trade flows. The reports characterize this as an unusual shift in their energy exchange, given India’s role as a buyer of Russian crude rather than a supplier of gasoline to Russia.
Details on quantities, timelines, and commercial terms were not specified in the provided excerpts. The reporting indicates the demand-supply imbalance is driven by refinery attacks and the resulting need for substitute fuel sources.
