LSEG data and market sources show Russia imported nearly 460,000 tons of
gasoline by sea in August after drone strikes forced outages at major refineries
in Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, Kirishi and Yaroslavl, triggering regional product
shortages. Traders said roughly 370,000 tons of those August seaborne fuel
arrivals were gasoline, largely sourced from India, Turkey and Morocco and
discharged at Russia’s Baltic and Arctic ports. LSEG and market contacts expect
at least two more gasoline cargoes totaling about 80,000 tonnes arrive within
a week. Moscow has also eased supply pressure by rail imports from Belarus and
Kazakhstan and by banning fuel exports; Deputy Prime Minister Novak said
mid‑August Russia has begun importing fuel but gave no volumes or sources.
Refinitiv calculates summer fuel demand at about 115,000 tons per day.
