
A new government was formed in Russia in spring 2024. Sergey Tsivilyov became Energy Minister.
The first six months of the new government’s regulation of the fuel and energy sector are already past, which enables drawing the first analytical conclusions. However, a final report cannot be confined to this. After all, it is companies themselves that in reality have to solve most oil and gas industry problems connected primarily with sanctions barriers and limited access to foreign markets.
The tax burden on the oil industry continues to grow too. Therefore, interim production results for 2024 have a special place in this research.
We analyse the past year in two papers at once, as has become a tradition already. The gas industry is considered in a separate report. Meanwhile, we focus on oil here. The report’s special value lies in the data of our own oil export estimation model.
The new report will give you the following information:
Net royalty payments from the oil and gas sector
- Key tax innovations in 2024
- Finance Ministry versus oil companies
Dynamics of prices for Russian crude oil and petroleum products
- Situation with discounts on Russian key export crude grades
Dynamics of Russian seaborne and pipeline oil exports
- Structure of Russian oil exports by key sales channels and grades
Dynamics of seaborne exports of Russia’s main petroleum products
Main methods used by Russian oil companies to circumvent sanctions restrictions in 20
Main changes in the system of government regulation of the oil and gas sector
- First evaluations of its efficiency
A “calendar of risks” to the Russian oil industry in 2025
Contents of the report:
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
DYNAMICS OF PRICES FOR RUSSIAN CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: EFFECT ON GOVERNMENT REVENUE. SIZE OF DISCOUNTS | 6 |
DYNAMICS OF RUSSIAN SEABORNE AND PIPELINE OIL EXPORTS | 14 |
Structure of Russian oil exports by key sales channels and grades | 14 |
Structure of Russian Pipeline Oil Exports by Destination | 24 |
Russian Seaborne Oil Export Structure by Destination | 27 |
DYNAMICS OF SEABORNE EXPORTS OF RUSSIAN MAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS | 38 |
METHODS OF BYPASSING SANCTIONS IN 2024 | 54 |
‘NEW OLD’ SYSTEM OF STATE MANAGEMENT OF OIL AND GAS | 66 |
‘CALENDAR OF RISKS’ TO RUSSIAN OIL INDUSTRY IN 2025 | 70 |
Date of release: | April 11, 2025 |