A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023.
Historically, Indonesia has sourced most of its oil products from countries like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. However, recent data indicates a notable rise in Russian oil product deliveries to Indonesia. Between January and March 2025, approximately 500,000 metric tons of fuel oil were shipped from Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga to Indonesia, based on shipping records.
In addition, two shipments totaling about 50,000 tons of naphtha were transported from Russia’s Arctic port of Arkhangelsk to Indonesia in 2025, according to sources and LSEG data. For comparison, Indonesia imported roughly 58,200 tons of naphtha and 100,000 tons of fuel oil from Russia throughout the entire year of 2024.
In March 2025, a vessel named Savitri delivered 33,000 tons of diesel from Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse to Indonesia’s Karimun port. Another tanker, the Lunar Tide, is expected to deliver nearly 60,000 tons of diesel from Tuapse to Karimun in April, per shipping data. The buyers of these cargoes remain undisclosed.
Karimun serves as a key storage hub in Southeast Asia, where traders often store diesel and blend it for distribution to other regional markets, trade sources explained. “Most of these cargoes cannot be resold back into Indonesia due to regulatory requirements,” one source noted. According to Kpler shiptracking data, a total of 105,000 tons of diesel have been exported from Karimun in 2025, with destinations including East Timor, Myanmar, and Singapore.
The increase in Russian oil product exports to Indonesia reflects Russia’s efforts to establish new trade routes for its energy products. Indonesia, while traditionally reliant on other suppliers, has become a growing destination for Russian fuel oil, naphtha, and diesel, facilitated by strategic port operations in the region.
