Russia → Asia
Russia → Asia (India, China, Turkey)
Post-2022 G7 price-cap-era Russian crude flows rerouted eastward. Urals trades at significant discounts to Dated Brent into India and China. ESPO from Kozmino prices vs Dubai. Compliance with OFAC and G7 price cap mechanics is table stakes — any deal outside the cap framework carries severe USD-clearing risk.
Corridor essentials
- Products
- Crude oil (Urals, ESPO)
- Pricing benchmarks
- Dated Brent minus differential
- Load ports
- Primorsk, Novorossiysk, Kozmino, Ust-Luga
- Discharge ports
- Sikka, Jamnagar, Paradip, Qingdao
Frequently asked
- Which ports dominate the Russia → Asia (India, China, Turkey) corridor?
- Load: Primorsk, Novorossiysk, Kozmino, Ust-Luga. Discharge: Sikka, Jamnagar, Paradip, Qingdao.
- What products typically flow on Russia → Asia (India, China, Turkey)?
- Crude oil (Urals, ESPO).
- Which benchmarks set the pricing basis for Russia → Asia (India, China, Turkey)?
- Dated Brent minus differential.