Reliance Industries declared on November 20, 2025, that it will immediately cease importing Russian crude oil into its export-focused refinery in Jamnagar. As of December 1, the facility will solely export petroleum products made from non-Russian crude. The company clarified that this move was made in order to promptly comply with upcoming sanctions from the United States and the European Union (EU) that target refined goods made from Russian raw materials.

Critics argue that the action shows India “bowing” to American pressure, although such a conclusion ignores the business realities facing both India’s largest non-state energy company and the largest refining complex in the world. Reliance is India’s biggest purchaser of Russian crude; its Jamnagar complex has a Special Economic Zone (

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