Russia Has Increased Its Gasoline Purchases From Belarus 25-fold
5- 5.08.2026, 19:42
That's a record.
In July, Belarus increased rail shipments of gasoline and diesel fuel to Russia to a new record high amid a continuing shortage of petroleum products on the Russian market, according to Reuters citing industry sources.
According to the agency, in July, the volume of rail shipments of gasoline from Belarusian refineries to the Russian domestic market rose by 13% on a daily basis compared to the previous month, reaching about 212,000 metric tons, while diesel fuel shipments doubled to about 162,000 metric tons.
In addition, traders noted that approximately 13,100 metric tons of jet fuel were shipped from Belarusian refineries to the Russian market last month, compared to 16,000 metric tons in June.
Overall, during the first seven months of this year, gasoline shipments by rail from Belarusian refineries to the Russian market increased 25-fold to 665,000 metric tons; and diesel fuel rose 6.5-fold to 418,000 metric tons, according to Reuters sources.
Russian refineries cut production as a result of drone attacks: by early July, gasoline output had fallen to 65% of average consumption levels, while diesel fuel output had dropped to nearly the level of domestic consumption.
As a result, Russian authorities decided to impose a ban on diesel fuel exports for producers, subsequently extending it through August 31, and also announced plans to begin importing motor fuels.
Belarus, which has two refineries with a combined nominal processing capacity of 24 million metric tons per year, has stated its readiness to partially compensate for the capacity lost by Russian refineries due to drone attacks.
Last fall, the Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported that the country’s two refineries—in Novopolotsk and Mozyr—had begun processing crude oil supplied on a tolling basis from Russia, and that the petroleum products produced from it would be supplied to the Russian market as well as exported to other countries.
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