Rosneft

Force in Play

Admitted that losses from Ukrainian strikes on its refineries are becoming unsustainable, according to Bloomberg

Ukraine resumed long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries after the U.S.-brokered energy ceasefire collapsed in mid-October. In the following weeks it hit the Bashneft complex in Ufa, an oil facility in Samara Oblast, the Kstovo refinery and a refinery in Yaroslavl, according to Ukrainian and Russian reports. Rosneft told Bloomberg on October 22 that losses from the strikes were becoming unsustainable, and the first tanker of Russian diesel under a Trump-brokered import deal sailed to the U.S. the next day despite Ukrainian objections.

Updated 4 days ago

Built World

As of September 2026: Operator of Vostok Oil

Russia commissioned the Vostok Oil project on September 5, when President Vladimir Putin authorized the first loading of Arctic crude onto the ice-class tanker Valentin Pikul at Bukhta Sever (Sever Bay) on the Taimyr Peninsula. Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin called the port the world's northernmost; a second tanker, Akademik Gubkin, was at anchorage to load the next cargo.

Updated Sep 6

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Under US SDN sanctions since October 2025

Since late 2022, the Group of Seven and allies have capped Russia's seaborne crude price using dominance in shipping and insurance. In February 2026, the EU and UK reduced the cap to $44.10 per barrel while the US kept its own $60 ceiling.

Updated May 26

Money Moves

As of May 2026: Sanctioned alongside Lukoil; potential domestic beneficiary of any reshuffling

First the US froze Lukoil's assets. Now it's effectively forcing Russia's biggest private oil company to auction off its global business. A fresh Treasury waiver gives buyers until January 17, 2026 to lock in deals for oilfields, refineries and thousands of gas stations worth about $22 billion.

Updated May 10