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Alina Hovhannisyan

Armenia`s imports of oil products 9.2% up in first half of 2025 

Armenia`s imports of oil products 9.2% up in first half of 2025 

ArmInfo.  Imports of petroleum products to Armenia in the first half of 2025 increased by  9.2% (compared to a 16.4% decline the previous year), reaching 244.1  thousand tons. The customs value increased by 7.8%, reaching $230.5  million, according to data from the RA Customs Service. Petroleum  products were imported primarily from Russia (79.8%), Romania  (17.1%), Egypt (9.4%), Turkey (8.6%), Greece (5.3%), Israel (4.2%),  Iran (3.4%), Georgia (2.3%), as well as from Bulgaria, Belgium,  Belarus, the Republic of Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, the UAE,  Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Spain, Italy, Poland,  Canada, Singapore, Serbia, China, Ukraine, Switzerland, Sweden, the  United States, Japan, Malaysia, Finland, France, and Kazakhstan. Less  than 1 ton was supplied from Portugal, Oman, Indonesia, South Africa,  and Austria.

Petroleum product exports increased by 2.7%, reaching 26.6 tonnes,  while the customs value decreased by 33% to $194,500. The volumes  were distributed between Russia (52%) and Kazakhstan (48%). It should  be noted that, according to the Ministry of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, in  accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Republic  of Armenia and the Government of the Russian Federation of December  2, 2013 on cooperation in the field of supplies of natural gas,  petroleum products and rough diamonds, as well as in accordance with  the indicative balances signed between the Ministry of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia and the  Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation for 2025, supplies of  motor gasoline are envisaged in the amount of 230 thousand tons, and  diesel fuel - 175 thousand tons.