Russia almost doubles LPG exports to Central Asia, Afghanistan this year
- Share of these markets in Russia's LPG exports rose to 36%
- Surge driven by EU import restrictions on Russian LPG
- Afghanistan is Russia's largest LPG buyer in the region
Russia has almost doubled exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the January–November period to ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia and Afghanistan to 1.016 million metric tons (MMt), industry sources said on Friday.
Moscow has had to divert supplies of LPG, or propane and butane, from Europe, which introduced restrictions on LPG imports from Russia in December 2024 over the war in Ukraine.
LPG is mainly used as fuel for cars, heating and to produce other petrochemicals.
Traders said supplies to Afghanistan, as well as to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan now account for around 36% of Russia's total LPG exports, up from 19% in 2024.
Afghanistan is Russia's largest buyer of LPG in that region. In July, Russia accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognize the country's Taliban government.
According to the sources, supplies of Russia's LPG to the country, including from Kazrosgaz, a joint venture with Kazakhstan, have jumped 1.5 times in the first 11 months of the year to 418,000 tons.
Traders said that Russia's LPG supplies to Afghanistan have increased partially at the expense of declining supplies from Iran, which has been sanctioned by the United States.
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