# Russia raises share of China’s oil imports to record 23%

https://mins.news/en/item/45292

- TASS, 2026-09-04 11:33 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2182731

> Russia supplied China with 67 million metric tons of oil in the first seven months of 2026, bringing its share of Chinese imports to a record 23%, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak put the increase in Russian oil deliveries at 25%. Sechin also said Russia accounted for about 30% of China’s natural gas supplies in 2025.

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