It is too early to talk about resuming oil imports from Russia to the United States, since Washington has not lifted sanctions. Raw materials may have been smuggled into the United States. This is the opinion in the interview given to the newspaper “Vzglyad”. voiced energy expert Igor Yushkov comments on reports in October that Americans were purchasing hydrocarbons from the Russian Federation for the first time in a year and a half.
“In April 2022, the United States completely banned the import of Russian oil. So the repurchase of our raw materials by Washington seems extremely mysterious. “Without explanations from local regulators, it is almost impossible to say clearly how this oil reached America,” Yushkov said.
He suggested that Washington should take into account Russian raw materials purchased by private companies under the guise of products of another state. According to him, the truth could come out at the stage of acceptance of the cargo. They then had to enter the leaked data into official statistics.
According to this data The American statistical service announced that the USA imported oil from Russia in October for the first time in a year and a half and purchased it again in November.
It was recorded that Washington purchased 36.8 thousand barrels of oil from the Russian Federation in October 2023. The import value was $2.7 million.
Previously recognizedWhen oil prices fall to $50 per barrel.