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title: "Fuel Crisis in Russia: Rosneft and Gazpromneft Seek Gasoline in India Due to Strikes on Refineries"
description: "Major Russian oil companies have turned to India for gasoline after Ukrainian strikes disabled up to 40% of refinery capacity. Oil refining has fallen to a minimum since 2005, while an export ban on fuel has been introduced within the country and prices are rising. ⛽📉🇷🇺"
date: 2026-07-17T07:04:00.000Z
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url: https://xab.info/en/posts/fuel-crisis-in-russia-rosneft-and-gazpromneft-seek-gasoline-in-india-en
tags: [rosneft, gazpromneft, lucoil, india, vladimir-putin]
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# Fuel Crisis in Russia: Rosneft and Gazpromneft Seek Gasoline in India Due to Strikes on Refineries

![Queue of cars at a Rosneft gas station in Russia — illustrating the fuel crisis and gasoline shortage due to attacks on refineries](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/17/toplivnyy-krizis-v-rossii-rosneft-i-gazpromneft-ishchut-benzin-v-indii/toplivnyy-krizis-v-rossii-rosneft-i-gazpromneft-ishchut-benzin-v-indii-1.webp)

The Russian energy sector is facing an unprecedented crisis. The country's largest companies, including Rosneft, Gazpromneft, and Lukoil, have been forced to turn to Indian partners with requests for gasoline supplies. The reason for this emergency search for fuel abroad is the large-scale drone strikes by Ukraine on oil refineries (ORs) in Russia.

### Attempts to Purchase Fuel in India

According to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), cited by RBC-Ukraine, Russian giants have contacted both private and state-owned oil refineries in India. The goal of these appeals was to obtain additional volumes of gasoline. However, experts note that Indian partners do not have excess capacity for export, which casts doubt on the success of these negotiations.

The situation is so critical that Russia is considering the possibility of seeking sources of diesel fuel abroad. Analysts warn: if Ukrainian attacks continue to disable new capacities, dependence on imports will grow.

### Record Drop in Capacity

The consequences of the Ukrainian drone campaign have reached historic proportions. According to experts' estimates, the strikes could have disabled between 20% and 40% of all oil refining capacity in the Russian Federation. This has led to a sharp decline in oil refining: the average daily figure has dropped to 3.91 million barrels.

This volume is the lowest since March 2005. Compared to the same period last year, refining has decreased by more than 1.4 million barrels.

### Economic Consequences and Government Reaction

The fuel shortage has already forced Russian authorities to impose strict restrictions on the export of diesel fuel, gasoline, and aviation kerosene. Within the country, the crisis has affected consumers: a lack of fuel has led to a new spike in retail prices.

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the existence of "certain problems with petroleum products" caused by drone strikes. At the same time, he assured that the situation is allegedly gradually stabilizing, although experts predict a deepening of the shortage in the event of continued attacks.