Reliance Industries has stopped processing Russian crude at its export-only SEZ refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat, effective November 20, to comply with European Union sanctions. From December 1, all exports will be derived from non-Russian oil, ensuring full compliance ahead of the January 2026 deadline. The move follows US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s largest oil exporters, and EU restrictions on fuels made from Russian crude.
The attacks around the refinery, owned by Sudan's government and the State-run China National Petroleum Corp., represent the latest woe in a war between the rebel Rapid Support Force and Sudan's military, who blamed each other for the blaze