Up to 40% of Russian oil not reaching the rails: Russian Railways and oil companies blame one another

A noteworthy new issue has arisen on the Russian rail network. Up to 40 per cent of oil at Russia’s refineries is not being accepted for transportation by Russian Railways (RZD). At least, that is how the oil companies explain the situation. By contrast, RZD says that refineries are not presenting it with the intended volumes for transportation.

Russian companies such as RN-Trans (part of Rosneft) and Gazprom Neft have complained to RZD officials, highlighting significant delivery delays, both domestically …