Reliance says not received any Russian oil in three weeks, none expected in Jan
New Delhi (PTI): Reliance Industries Ltd, the operator of the world's largest single site oil refining complex and till recently India's biggest buyer of Russian oil, on Tuesday said it has not received any Russian barrels in almost three weeks and none are expected in January.
On November 20, 2025, Reliance had said it has halted the use of Russian crude at its export-only refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat, as the company moves to comply with European Union sanctions.
Prior to that, Reliance was India's largest buyer of Russian oil, which it processes and turns into fuel, such as petrol and diesel, at its giant oil refining complex at Jamnagar.
The complex is made up of two refineries -- one SEZ unit from which fuels are exported to the European Union, the US, and other markets, and an older unit that primarily caters to the domestic market.
The European Union -- a big market for Reliance -- has imposed wide-ranging sanctions targeting Russia's energy revenues, including measures that restrict the import and sale of fuels produced from Russian crude oil.
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To comply with these, Reliance had stopped processing Russian crude oil at its only-for-exports (SEZ) refinery.
On Tuesday, it called a Bloomberg report claiming "three vessels laden with Russian oil are heated for Reliance's Jamnagar refinery as "blatantly untrue".
"Reliance Industries' Jamangar refinery has not received any cargo of Russian oil at its refinery in the past three weeks approx. and is not expecting any Russian crude oil deliveries in January," the company said in a statement.
The Bloomberg report had cited data analytics firm Kpler to say at least three tankers, laden with nearly 2.2 million barrels of urals (a grade of Russian crude), were headed towards the Sikka port -- through which Jamnagar refining complex sources a bulk of its crude imports.
However, Sikka is also the port that is used by non-Reliance companies.
Industry sources said the three cargoes cited in the report were probably for Bina refinery of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and not Reliance.
"We have stopped importing Russian crude oil into our SEZ refinery with effect from November 20," a Reliance spokesperson had said in a statement on November 20, 2025.
"From December 1, all product exports from the SEZ refinery will be obtained from non-Russian crude oil."
Reliance purchased about half of the 1.7-1.8 million barrels per day of discounted Russian crude shipped to India prior to that.
India became the second-largest buyer of discounted Russian seaborne crude after the Ukraine war began in 2022, drawing criticism from western nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia's energy sector, arguing that oil revenues help finance Moscow's war effort.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned that the United States could raise tariffs on India if New Delhi fails to curb purchases of Russian oil.
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'No heart doctor despite repeated assembly requests,’ says UP BJP MLA after hospital death
MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi admits specialist shortage as woman dies during delivery at UP health cent
Lakhimpur Kheri: BJP MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi said that no heart specialist has been posted in the district despite repeated requests raised in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, as he addressed public anger following the death of a woman during delivery at a primary health centre in Lakhimpur Kheri.
A video of the MLA making the statement has gone viral on social media. In the clip, he is heard telling people that all public representatives from the district have raised the issue several times in the Assembly, but no heart doctor has been appointed so far. The authenticity of the viral video has not been independently verified.
The incident occurred on Tuesday at the Isanagar Primary Health Centre. A woman brought to the hospital for delivery died, triggering protests by her family and local residents over alleged negligence and poor medical facilities. The MLA reached the centre after being informed about the unrest.
According to officials, Ram Kishun, a resident of Shivpur village, brought his forty-year-old wife Ramawati to the health centre. She delivered the baby inside the ambulance. The delivery was conducted by the on-duty ANM, Usha.
The ANM stated that the woman was suffering from severe anaemia and was referred to the district hospital after delivery. However, the family alleged that when they reached the health centre, no doctor or nurse was present and that medical staff arrived after a delay of around thirty minutes.
The family also alleged negligence in treatment, claiming that medicines and injections were prescribed from outside and administered only after they were purchased. They further claimed that ambulance services were unresponsive for a significant period.
Hospital doctor Akhtar Alam said the patient was referred immediately after her critical condition was assessed. Following reports of protests, Isanagar PHC superintendent Amit Singh and SHO Nirmal Tiwari reached the spot along with police personnel.
MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi later directed senior officials to take immediate action, including suspension of the medical officer on duty and other staff found responsible for negligence.
