As Ukrainian strikes continue reducing Russia’s refining capacity, the first shipment of gasoline from India is expected to arrive on July 26, the Financial Times reported on July 23.
The tanker Garnet, carrying gasoline produced at the Vadinar refinery in India, will likely unload at an oil terminal on the White Sea in northern Russia, the FT said.
“The shipment underlines the severity of Russia’s fuel shortages after the strikes cut domestic refining capacity by about 40 per cent, prompting one of the world’s largest petrostates to seek relief from abroad,” the report noted.
According to the report, the cargo represents likely the largest single shipment of imported gasoline since the start of the fuel shortage. The fuel was loaded onto the tanker Agni at Vadinar on June 18 and was transferred to the Garnet on July 6 near the Egyptian port of Damietta. As of July 22, the ship was sailing along Norway’s coast en route to Russia.
The Vadinar refinery is owned by Nayara Energy, 49 percent of which is held by Russia’s Rosneft. Data from commodities tracker Kpler show that more than 90 percent of the oil the plant refined in 2026 came from Russia.
Nayara told the Financial Times it “has not sold and does not plan to sell fuel to Russian companies” and said it remains committed to serving the Indian market.
