Russia has turned to fuel imports from India after Ukrainian strikes disrupted its refineries, a rare reversal for one of the world’s biggest fuel exporters that could bring African oil giants into focus if Moscow widens its search for alternative suppliers.
The crisis has triggered rationing, long queues at filling stations and record gasoline price increases across Russia’s 11 time zones, forcing Moscow to seek fuel from other countries.
For African oil producers such as Algeria, Angola, Nigeria, Libya and Egypt, Russia’s fuel crisis could open a new window for countries with active refineries, as global markets seek more secure supplies after US-Iran tensions and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz reshaped fuel trade.
That possibility has gained attention because Russia, one of the world’s biggest energy producers, is now turning to foreign fuel imports to ease domestic shortages, an unusual step for a country that normally relies on its own refining system.
Russia turns to India for gasoline
