Russian Oil Exports Plunge to 4-Month Low as India Shuns Cargoes

Jan. 20, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC

Russia’s oil exports fell to the lowest since August, with Moscow facing mounting difficulties delivering barrels to key buyer India. Imports into the south Asian country fell to a more-than-three-year low in December.

Russia shipped 3.16 million barrels a day in the four weeks to Jan. 18, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s down by about 700,000 barrels a day from a pre-Christmas peak and 260,000 barrels a day lower than the period to Jan. 11.

A first increase in prices for 16 weeks only partly offset the decline in flows, sending the value of shipments down for a fourth week to hit a new ...

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