Russia News » Ural News Russia » Ural » Trade: BPCL buys Russian Urals, CPC from non-sanctioned entities, sources say
State refiners Indian Oil Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp have placed January orders for the loading of Russian oil from non-sanctioned suppliers due to widening discounts, trade sources with knowledge ...
News Russia » Ural » Trade: India pulls, China pushes: Russian oil purchases for Urals imports to near three-year high
China’s imports of Russia’s Urals crude have climbed to their highest level since mid-2023, as India sharply scales back purchases amid tighter Western sanctions and an impending European Union ban on ...
News Russia » Ural » Trade: Russia now buys back petrol, but no price edge for refiners
Despite importing 2.5 million bpd of Russian crude, India exported 1.66 million barrels of gasoline back to Russia in June-July to offset Ukrainian attack disruptions, though Urals crude discounts ...
News Russia » Ural » Trade: China Steps In as India Wavers in Russia’s Oil Trade
Russia’s seaborne crude exports hit a record 1.86 million b/d to China in January 2026, up 46% year-on-year, just as Washington ratchets up pressure on India. Moscow overtook Saudi Arabia as China’s ...
News Russia » Ural » Trade: Sources say that the discount on Russian Urals crude oil in India is decreasing
Three trade sources said that the discount on Russian Urals crude delivered to India has?dropped this week to between $1 and 2 a barrel compared to the Brent benchmark dated last year due to supply ...
News Russia » Ural » Trade: Due to strong demand and tight supply, Russian Urals crude is now a premium product in India
Three 'trading sources' said that the price of Russian Urals crude sold to India is now higher than the Brent benchmark for the first time since last May, as the demand from Asia has increased and the ...
News Russia » Ural » Trade: New Tankers Join Russian Oil Trade in Rare Move as Rates Jump
Jan 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Soaring freight rates have enticed some shipowners to use new tankers to transport Russian oil, a trade usually carried out by older vessels that are close to — and ...