Oil in Ukraine

This article is about petroleum and petroleum products. For edible oils, see Agriculture in Ukraine.
Russians setting oil wells in Boryslav - now in Ukraine - on fire in 1915
Oil consumption declined in the 1990s after the breakup of the Soviet Union
Abandoned Oil Depot. Ukraine, Kodra. (8732151705)
Bitkow szyb naftowy petroleum oil well Ukraine
Oil well "Oil City" in Tustanovichi. 1908 year

In 2022 almost a fifth of total energy supply in Ukraine was from oil, and most energy imports were oil products such as gasoline and diesel.[1] The country used to produce its own oil.[2] Strategic reserves of oil and products were set up after 2023 to help with energy security.[3]

Products from Lukoil have been banned from transiting the country,[4] except to Hungary.[5] This goes through the Druzhba pipeline.[6] Excise duty on diesel and gasoline was increased in 2024.[7] The Odesa–Brody pipeline is not being used as of 2023.[8] Refineries, such as Kremenchuk were destroyed or shutdown in 2022 in the Russo-Ukrainian war.[9]

Formerly supplied from Russia and Belarus, gasoline and diesel now come from ports in Poland and Romania.[10]

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  2. ^ "Energy security – Ukraine energy profile – Analysis". IEA. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
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  5. ^ "Ukraine backs Russian oil loophole for Hungary". POLITICO. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  6. ^ "Ukraine will honour contracts for oil transit to Europe, official says".
  7. ^ "Ukraine: Zelensky approves excise tax hike on gasoline and diesel". www.agenzianova.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  8. ^ Słowińska, Joanna (2023-06-05). "Odessa-Brody-Gdańsk oil pipeline will return if there is money". BiznesAlert EN. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  9. ^ Klitina, Aleksandra (2022-06-22). "Russia shelling shuts down Ukrainian oil refining". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  10. ^ "Ukraine would not feel diesel cuts by Slovakia or Hungary, says fuel consultancy".