Russia's Oil Shipments Have Quietly Slumped Over the Past Year

Moscow’s shipments dropped by almost 30 million barrels in the first seven months of 2025

Russia shipped 3.22 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to July 27.

Photographer: Marcelo del Pozo/Bloomberg

Russia is shipping less oil to the world.

In the first seven months of 2025, Moscow exported 4% less crude than it did in the comparable period of 2024, with an even sharper drop from the same timespan in 2023, ship-tracking by Bloomberg shows.