In Tir month, India imported 2.8 million barrels of crude oil per day from Russia, setting a fresh record. Based on data from Kpler, this figure exceeded the previous record—about 2.7 million barrels in Khordad.

Russian oil accounted for nearly 55% of India’s total daily crude oil imports of five million barrels.

With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia’s position as the largest supplier of oil to India has been consolidated. Before the crisis, about half of India’s oil imports were coming via Hormuz and from West Asia.

In Mehr 1404, the United States imposed sanctions on two major Russian oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil. The U.S. exemption for importing Russian oil into India has also expired, but purchases