Washington’s Oil Sanctions Rattle Asia’s Energy Security

October 27, 2025

The U.S. federal government this week declared sanctions on two of the largest Russian crude oil exporters, Rosneft and Lukoil, which together account for about half of the country’s total outflows. Oil prices jumped, traders got excited—then prices fell. But the supply security of some major importers just got problematic.

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