Russia's oil and gas revenue seen up 10% y/y in October to $12 billion
MOSCOW, Oct 15 (Reuters) — Russian federal budget revenue from oil and gas taxes, which account for about a fifth of total government income, is expected to increase by 10% year on year in October to reach 1 trillion roubles ($11.97 billion), according to a Reuters calculation. Russia, the world's third-largest oil producer and exporter after the United States and Saudi Arabia, relies heavily on oil and gas sales, which help finance its military campaign in Ukraine. Oil and gas tax revenue is expected to more than double this month from September largely due to quarterly payments of the additional profit-based tax on oil production. Excluding the tax, October revenue is expected to exceed September levels by about 164 billion roubles, or 36%. Reuters calculations are based on oil and gas production data, refining throughput and supplies on domestic and international markets. Global oil prices have soared as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts supplies. However, the positive effect of higher oil prices will be partly offset by an estimated 5% decline in production in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025. Russia's 2026 budget assumes oil and gas reve
MOSCOW, Oct 15 (Reuters) — Russian federal budget revenue from oil and gas taxes, which account for about a fifth of total government income, is expected to increase by 10% year on year in October to reach 1 trillion roubles ($11.97 billion), according to a Reuters calculation. Russia, the world's third-largest oil producer and exporter after the United States and Saudi Arabia, relies heavily on oil and gas sales, which help finance its military campaign in Ukraine. Oil and gas tax revenue is expected to more than double this month from September largely due to quarterly payments of the additional profit-based tax on oil production.
Excluding the tax, October revenue is expected to exceed September levels by about 164 billion roubles, or 36%. Reuters calculations are based on oil and gas production data, refining throughput and supplies on domestic and international markets. Global oil prices have soared as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts supplies. However, the positive effect of higher oil prices will be partly offset by an estimated 5% decline in production in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025.
Russia's 2026 budget assumes oil and gas revenue of 8.918 trillion roubles out of total revenue of 40.283 trillion roubles. According to the Reuters estimate, total oil and gas revenue in January-October 2026 is expected to reach 6.45 trillion roubles, down 14% from the same period a year earlier. ($1 = 83.5751 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)