Russia turns to India for petrol as Ukraine attacks disrupt fuel supplies

India has emerged as a major energy supplier to Russia, exporting almost 1 million barrels of gasoline over the past two months as Moscow turned to overseas supplies amid a worsening domestic fuel shortage.Russia’s seaborne gasoline imports reached a record of around 125,000 barrels per day (kbd) in August, equivalent to about 470,000 tonnes for the month, according to energy analytics firm Vortexa.India was among three countries supplying gasoline to Russia during the month, alongside Turkey and Morocco.India steps up petrol supplies to RussiaThe shipments have largely come from Nayara Energy’s Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, which is half-owned by Russia’s Rosneft.India’s role as a gasoline supplier comes against the backdrop of its increased purchases of Russian crude since 2022. India imported more than 2.6 million barrels per day of Russian crude in June and July, compared with 1 million bpd in February.