India’s Russian oil imports fall 18% in 2025; US crude shipments surge 83%, report reveals

Western sanctions are steadily reshaping India’s oil trade, reducing its dependence on discounted Russian crude and redirecting energy flows towards the United States and the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by Rubix Data Sciences.

India’s crude oil imports from Russia declined 17.8% during January-October 2025 compared to the same period last year, as tighter European Union (EU) restrictions and expanded US secondary sanctions increased compliance risks for Indian refiners, the report The Year That Tested Trade: How India Fared in 2025 said.