Russia just put a heavier lid on energy information. Signed Monday, the decree forbids obtaining or publishing core elements of export agreements - covering volumes, prices, sellers and buyers, carriers and insurers, specifics about the ships involved, the locations where cargoes are loaded, and payment settlements. It also bars the use of customs statistics.
The order takes effect immediately. There is a carve-out that allows companies to disclose information about their own activities if they choose.
The clampdown does not stop at exports. Access is also restricted for data on how much crude is processed and how much petroleum product is made at domestic refineries. Plans by plants to sell gasoline and diesel on an exchange are now limited too. This builds on earlier rollbacks in transparency after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when the Federal Statistics Service stopped publishing oil production data in 2023 and refined product output in 2024.
Since 2022, the US has imposed sanctions on Russia's energy sector, its four largest oil producers, and several major liquefied natural gas projects. One immediate next step inside Russia: the government has 10 days to define the exact list of goods covered by the new restrictions.
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