US EditionIndia's January Russian oil imports may fall sharply as Reliance expects no deliveries
Reliance Industries halted Russian crude imports at its Jamnagar refinery since Nov 20, 2025, aligning with US sanctions and Indian government guidelines, the company said.
- Last week, Reliance Industries said a Bloomberg report claiming 'three vessels laden with Russian Oil are heading for Reliance Industries Limited's Jamnagar refinery' is blatantly untrue and no Russian oil arrived in three weeks nor is expected in January.
- After the US blacklist of Russian firms, Reliance initially stepped back and in November said it would stop using Russian crude in its export-focused unit, having been the biggest Indian importer via Rosneft PJSC supplying half a million barrels daily.
- Bloomberg's tanker-tracking showed three tankers heading to Reliance's Jamnagar refinery last week, carrying 2.2 million barrels from sellers not on the US sanctions blacklist.
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Amid US pressure, India's Reliance says it expects no Russian crude deliveries in January
This comes a day after United States President Donald Trump issued fresh warning to India to cut its imports of Russian oil or face further hike in tariffs.
After Trump's remarks, Reliance denies receiving Russian oil in three weeks
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd, the operator of the world’s largest single-site oil refining complex and till recently India’s biggest buyer of Russian oil, on Tuesday, January 6, said it has not received any Russian barrels in almost three weeks, and none are expected in January. On November 20, 2025, Reliance had said it had halted the use of Russian crude at its export-only refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat, as the company moves to comply wit…
India's January Russian oil imports may fall sharply as Reliance expects no deliveries
Reliance Industries said on Tuesday it is not expecting any Russian crude oil deliveries in January, a move that could sharply cut India's Russian oil imports during the month to the lowest in years.
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India’s Largest Refinery Operator Denies Report of Russian Oil Deliveries
Reliance Industries, India’s biggest private refinery operator, has not received any Russian oil cargoes over the past three weeks and has not made any orders for deliveries this month, the company said in a post on X. In a statement that denied a Bloomberg report about Russian oil shipments en route to Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery, the company said “A news report in Bloomberg claiming 'three vessels laden with Russian Oil are heading for Relian…
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