Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, visited seven African countries in the space of a month last year in a bid to firm up ties with key countries and open up new markets for Russian oil products, independent Russia analyst Timur Kulakhmetov told S&P Global Commodity Insights. India, China, and Turkey are also becoming increasingly important export markets.Įxperts say a new "scramble for Africa" has gathered pace since the invasion began early last year, with Russia, China, the US, Turkey, Gulf states, and former colonial powers Britain and France all vying for influence on the world's fastest-growing continent. These sanctions have forced Russia to redirect significant oil export volumes to alternative markets, including Africa. The embargo followed independent decisions from many Western countries to halt imports of Russian oil. Illustrating the geopolitics at play, shipments to countries such as Nigeria, Tunisia, and Libya jumped sharply in February, when the European Union placed an embargo on Russian products. Prior to the war, Russia exported 33,000 b/d of refined products to Africa, much of it gasoline.īy March 2023, that had soared to 420,000 b/d. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
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