New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- India emerged as Russia's largest source of imported oil products in August, as repeated Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries disrupted domestic fuel production and pushed Moscow to source gasoline from overseas.
Russia imported around 172,000 tonnes of oil products during the month, more than seven times its previous monthly record, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). India accounted for nearly 70pc of those imports.
Of the Indian shipments, around 120,000 tonnes comprised gasoline valued at approximately 78 million euros. CREA said the fuel was loaded at Gujarat's Vadinar refinery and supplied by Nayara Energy to Russia's state-controlled Rosneft. Rosneft ow...