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India boosts US crude oil buys as Russia imports dip
Hindustan Times Delhi
|February 13, 2026
Russia was the only one among India’s top five suppliers to see imports fall in Dec
India's total crude imports from about 39 countries in December 2025 were worth $11.29 billion as compared to $10.34 billion in December 2024.
(REUTERS)
India saw more than a 65.6% annualised jump in petroleum crude imports, valued at $8.2 billion, from the United States, in April-December 2025, while imports of Russian crude fell by more than 17%, from around $40 billion in April-December 2024 to $33.1 billion in April-December 2025, according to government data.
Out of India’s five major petroleum crude suppliers — Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and the US — annualised contraction in imports has been witnessed only in the case of Russia in December 2025. Imports from Russia dipped by 15.15% to 2.71 billion in December 2025 as compared to $3.2 billion in December 2024, the data showed.
This story is from the February 13, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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