# India’s Russian crude imports hit record 2.8 million bpd in July 2026-08-10T22:23:39+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India imported a record 2.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude in July, up 2.1% from June and accounting for 55.5% of total crude imports of over 5 million bpd, according to data from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The purchases were worth 5.5 billion euros, with crude making up 87% of India's Russian fossil fuel imports last month. Russia supplied less than 100,000 bpd to India in 2021. The July surge was driven by higher intake at smaller ports such as HMEL Mundra and Indian Oil's Vadinar terminal, even as imports at Paradip fell 22%. Separately, the government told Rajya Sabha that India has widened its energy sources, now buying crude from 41 countries and LNG from 15, up from 27 and six earlier. The US has warned of possible tariffs on buyers of Russian oil. ## Coverage - businesstoday.in - timesnownews.com Tags: CREA, energy security, India imports, oil sanctions, refined exports, Russian crude Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indias-russian-crude-imports-hit-record-2-8-million-bpd-in-july/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indias-russian-crude-imports-hit-record-2-8-million-bpd-in-july/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.