Russian crude oil imports create another record in January

India imported a record volume of crude from Russia in January, or 28% of its total imports, little affected by the West’s price cap on Russian oil, as per energy cargo tracker Vortexa. India received 1.27 million barrels a day (mbd) of Russian crude in January, 6% more than in December, while China received 0.98 mbd of seaborne Russian crude and Europe 0.27 mbd.