Strategic Energy Map

Oil field

Vankor

Russia (East Siberia). ~400,000+ bpd.

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Overview

Russia (East Siberia). ~400,000+ bpd. Rosneft-operated. Discovered 1988. Feeds ESPO pipeline. India's ONGC holds partial stake.

Geopolitical context

India's ONGC acquired a 26% stake in 2016, later reduced. This investment exemplifies India's strategy of securing upstream equity oil globally, and its willingness to do deals with Russia that the West views skeptically. Vankor's crude feeds the ESPO pipeline to Asia, making it part of Russia's eastward energy pivot. India has been one of the largest buyers of Russian crude since 2022 — often purchasing at significant discounts and re-exporting refined products to Europe.

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