Russian oil exports

EU and G7 may ban shipping services to block Russia’s global oil exports

The European Union and G7 nations are discussing a plan to scrap the price cap on Russian oil exports and replace it with a full ban on maritime services used to ship Russian crude, Reuters reported on Dec. 5.

6 December 2025, 01:31 PM

Kazakhstan may halt Russian oil flow to China over U.S. sanctions on Rosneft

Kazakhstan may be forced to suspend pipeline deliveries of Russian oil to China after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft, The Moscow Times reported on Dec. 3.

4 December 2025, 11:22 AM

Russian crude exports drop 15–20% amid new U.S. sanctions

Russia’s crude oil production is expected to decrease by 5% by the 2025 end, while exports have already dropped by 15–20% after the bew U.S. sanctions were imposed, Ukraine's Presidential Office press service wrote on Nov. 26.

27 November 2025, 01:23 PM

Russia admits damage at its key oil export hub - video

Drone attack damaged Sheskharis oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, as the Russian forces “repelled strikes all night”, local governor Veniamin Kondratyev wrote on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 10:50 AM

U.S. sanctions force Lukoil's Teboil network to halt operations in Finland

Russia's Lukoil is shutting down its Teboil gas station network in Finland due to U.S. sanctions that have halted fuel supplies and payments, Teboil’s Marketing Director Toni Flyckt told the Helsingin Sanomat on Nov. 7.

8 November 2025, 01:22 PM

Trump claims significant fall in Russian oil exports, mentions mass military casualties

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that oil exports from Russia have decreased significantly and expressed hope that the war in Ukraine will end while speaking with reporters at the White House on Nov. 6.

7 November 2025, 11:11 AM

Chinese refiners shunning Russian oil deliveries after U.S. sanctions

Chinese oil refineries are steering clear of Russian supplies after the United States and allies blacklisted major Russian producers and some clients, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 02:07 PM

Lukoil to sell foreign assets after new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil firms

Russian oil company Lukoil has announced plans to sell its foreign assets following new U.S. sanctions imposed on the firm and its subsidiaries, the company said on its official website.

28 October 2025, 10:41 AM

‘The lowest low of war hysteria’: Poland’s Sikorski spars with Orbán’s aide over Russian oil imports

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Balázs Orbán, political director to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, clashed publicly on Oct. 22 over Hungary’s continued imports of Russian oil.

24 October 2025, 10:23 AM

Putin dismisses impact of new U.S. sanctions

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin attempted to reassure the Russian public through state media after the United States sanctioned Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 08:34 PM

U.S. sanctions Russian oil companies, calls for ceasefire

For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, the United States brought new sanctions against Moscow, targeting Russia’s oil industry on Oct. 22.

23 October 2025, 02:11 AM

India turns to Guyana crude in rare South American buy

Two Indian refineries have bought 4 million barrels of Guyanese crude oil from U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil for delivery at the end of 2025 or in early 2026, marking a rare import from the South American producer as New Delhi diversifies away from Russian supplies amid U.S. pressure, Reuters reported on Oct. 17, citing trade sources.

17 October 2025, 05:03 PM

After U.S. talks, major Russian oil buyer to slash imports by 50% — White House

The United States and India held what the White House called productive trade talks that will lead Indian refineries to cut their imports of Russian oil by 50%, Reuters reported on Oct. 16, citing a U.S. official.

17 October 2025, 01:10 PM

Drone strikes damaged Russian oil industry more than Western sanctions—Budanov

Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries have inflicted greater damage on the Russian economy than years of international sanctions, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 08:33 PM

Ukrainian intel exposes Russia's illicit oil, grain smugglers

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence published dossiers on 139 ships and 142 captains engaged in illegal shipments of sanctioned Russian and Iranian oil, as well as stolen grain from Ukraine’s temporarily occupied areas, the agency reported on Telegram on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 04:10 PM

Kremlin falls short of expectations as Russia’s oil and gas revenues plunge

Russia’s federal budget revenue from oil and gas in September 2025 dropped by 24.5% compared to September 2024, totaling 582.5 billion rubles (about $5.9 billion), The Moscow Times reported on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 02:17 PM

Zelenskyy on Hungary’s purchase of Russian oil: Going against U.S. is shortsighted

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Hungary’s continued purchase of Russian oil “shortsighted” and urged it to understand that “going against the United States” is a mistake, speaking on Oct. 2 at the European Political Community summit.

2 October 2025, 04:02 PM

France detains sanctioned Russian oil tanker

French authorities have detained the oil tanker Boracay, a vessel under EU and UK sanctions targeting Russia, after it sailed through the English Channel, Reuters reported on Sept. 30.

1 October 2025, 01:12 AM

Asia’s richest businessman earns billions on discounted Russian crude

India’s Reliance Industries, owned by Asia’s wealthiest man Mukesh Ambani, has purchased $33 billion worth of Russian oil since the war outbreak, The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 23.

24 September 2025, 12:46 PM

Russia expands shadow fleet of nearly 1,000 tankers to skirt sanctions

Russia has built a vast sanctions-evasion network by creating a so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, The New York Times reported on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 11:15 AM

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