Russian refineries see lowest oil flows since 2010
Ryazan oil refinery (Photo: premierstroy.ru)
Pipeline deliveries of crude oil to Russian refineries fell by 1.6% in 2025 compared to 2024, totaling 228.34 million tons, thus, marking the lowest level since 2010, The Moscow Times wrote on Jan. 20.
“Pumping volumes declined from August through November, when Ukraine actively carried out drone strikes against refineries and facilities were forced into unscheduled repairs,” the publication wrote.
“In those four months, refineries received 85.9 million tons of crude, compared to 90 million tons over the same period in 2024.”
Shipments to Rosneft facilities — Russia’s largest oil processor — declined most noticeably.
According to market participants, Rosneft’s refinery supplies dropped by 7.8% last year, to 70.76 million tons. The steepest decline was recorded at the Ryazan refinery, where volumes fell by 34% to 8.78 million tons.
Total oil processing in Russia in 2025 declined by 1.7% year-on-year, to 262.3 million tons.
Russia extended its gasoline export ban for the third time in December 2025.
The restriction was first introduced in late July amid gasoline shortages in dozens of Russian oblasts and record-high fuel prices on the exchange.
The deteriorating situation on Russia’s fuel market unfolded alongside Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.
In late August, Russian authorities extended the gasoline export ban through Sept. 30, 2025, and later through the end of 2025.
Throughout 2025, Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out more than 140 strikes on oil refineries and fuel depots in Russia and in Russian-occupied territories — a 51.1% increase compared to the previous year.
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