Russian oil product exports expected to fall by 21.7% to 98.5 mln tons in 2026

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Sep 24, 2026 · 192 words

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What to know about Russian oil product exports expected to fall by 21.7% to 98.5 mln tons in 2026

The Russian Economic Development Ministry has released updated baseline and conservative projections for oil product exports from 2026 through 2029. The data indicates an expected decline in exports for 2026 compared to 2025 levels, with a projected recovery in subsequent years.

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What happened

The Russian Economic Development Ministry expects oil product exports to decline by 21.7% this year compared with 2025 to 98.5 mln metric tons, according to the baseline assumptions for Russia’s socioeconomic development in 2027 and the 2028-2029 planning…

Why it matters

In 2025, Russia’s oil product exports actually totaled 125.8 mln metric tons, according to the Economic Development Ministry’s materials.

Common ground

Under the baseline scenario, oil product exports are projected at 98.5 mln metric tons in 2026, rising to 113.1 mln metric tons in 2027 and 134 mln metric tons in 2028 before edging down to 130 mln metric tons in 2029.

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Claim 1: “In 2025, Russia’s oil product exports actually totaled 125.8 mln metric tons, according to the Economic Development Ministry’s materials.”

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While there is evidence of a '2025-2026 Russian fuel crisis' and general oil production data, no source in the provided evidence confirms the specific figure of 125.8 million metric tons for oil product exports in 2025.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russian_drone_incursion_i…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starting in August 2025, increased Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries during the Russo-Ukrainian War caused widespread damage and a significant decrease in production of refined product…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Russian_fuel_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Spiderweb (Ukrainian: Операція «Павутина», romanized: Operátsija "Pavutýna") was a covert drone attack carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) deep inside Russia on 1 June 2025,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spiderweb

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Claim 2: “The Russian Economic Development Ministry expects oil product exports to decline by 21.7% this year compared with 2025 to 98.5 mln metric tons”

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The provided evidence includes general information about the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and oil prices, but none of the sources mention the specific projection of 98.5 million metric tons or a 21.7% decline for oil product exports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, often abbreviated as Minkomsvyaz, is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for telecommunicat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minkomsvyaz

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ministry of Economic Development may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economic_Developme…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство экономического развития Российской Федерации) is a federal ministry in the Russian Government. The ministry is res…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economic_Developme…

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Claim 3: “Under the baseline scenario, oil product exports are projected at 98.5 mln metric tons in 2026, rising to 113.1 mln metric tons in 2027 and 134 mln metric tons in 2028 before edging down to 130 mln metric tons in 2029.”

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One web search result mentions a baseline scenario for 'oil and condensate production' falling to 494.2 mln tons in 2026, but it does not mention the specific projections for 'oil product exports' (98.5, 113.1, 134, or 130 mln tons) for the years 2026-2029.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Russian military aircraft currently in service across three branches of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as in the National Guard of Russia. The list further encompasses Russia's ex…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Russian_militar…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Empire was an empire that extended across northern Eurasia from 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in 1917, forming the final era of Tsarist Russia and the wider Russian m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire

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Claim 4: “In its spring forecast, the Economic Development Ministry expected oil product exports to total 122.6 mln metric tons in 2026, 134 mln metric tons in both 2027 and 2028, and decline to 130 mln metric tons by 2029.”

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No evidence provided mentions a 'spring forecast' or the specific export figures (122.6, 134, 130 mln tons) cited in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia has a developing market-oriented mixed economy considered high-income and highly industrialized. It has the ninth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest economy by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ministry of Economic Development may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economic_Developme…

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Claim 5: “Under the Russian Economic Development Ministry’s updated conservative scenario, oil product exports could total 98.5 mln metric tons in 2026, 103.4 mln metric tons in 2027, 129.2 mln metric tons in 2028, and 130 mln metric tons in 2029.”

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No evidence provided mentions an 'updated conservative scenario' or the specific export figures (98.5, 103.4, 129.2, 130 mln tons) cited in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ministry of Economic Development may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economic_Developme…

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