Moscow has approached Indian refineries for more gasoline imports amid an acute fuel shortage, according to industry sources cited by Reuters. Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer, has reportedly requested gasoline imports from India and Kazakhstan in June amid a sprawling fuel crisis spurred by Ukrainian strikes, with nationwide fuel rationing reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Reuters, in its Thursday report, said Russian oil giants Rosneft, Gazprom Neft and Lukoil have approached their Indian counterparts to raise imports, with the outlet’s source adding that deliveries are likely to be routed through traders. Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said New Delhi did not sell gasoline to Russia but argued that Moscow could’ve done so via traders, according to Reuters. How much gasoline has been shipped to Russia? Reuters, citing its earlier report, said the tanker Agni loaded 42,000 metric tons of gasoline ​from Nayara Energy, an Indian refinery partially owned by Russia’s Rosneft, between June ​18 and June 20. According to satellite imagery cited by data analytics platform Kpler, the vessel conducted a ship-to-ship transfer with the tanker Garnet at Damietta Light off Egypt between July 6 and 7. The Garnet is expected to arrive in Russia by July 26. Reuters, citing shipping sources, said another vessel, Varg, loaded an unspecified quantity of cargo at the same Indian port and is headed to Suez for a similar ship-to-ship transfer to Russia.