The oil market in Russia (as, indeed, any other area where big money is spinning) is closed from the prying eyes of the profane and the uninitiated. Only the total sales volumes (244.5 million tons of crude oil in 2015) and the amount (89.6 billion) are known. However, Forbes magazine managed to lift the veil of mystery over multibillion-dollar deals and make rating of the largest buyers of Russian oil... The first twenty names on the list account for 190.2 million tons, or 80% of all crude oil exports.
10. Concept Oil Services
The top 10 is opened by perhaps the most mysterious company - Concept Oil Services. We only know about it that it is located in Hong Kong, but the names of the owners and even the CEO are a secret. According to Russian media, the owner of Concept Oil Services is most likely a Russian, possibly one of the employees of the Ministry of Energy and / or Transneft. More accurate data were obtained on the total volume of oil purchases from Russia (5.9 million tons), the amount of contracts ($ 2.3 billion) and the price of one barrel ($ 53.3). 
9. Tatneft Europe
A subsidiary of Tatneft purchased oil with a total volume of 8.1 million tons for $ 2.9 billion (one barrel - $ 48.9).
8. Ros-GIP Limited
Ros-GIP Limited was created by the Glencore trading concern specifically for the supply of oil and oil products from Rosneft. Rosneft has pledged to supply oil for $ 10 billion, which it needed to buy TNK-VK in 2013. In 2015, Ros-GIP Limited received 8.1 million tons of oil for a total of $ 2.9 billion at a price of $ 49.7 per barrel.
7. Mercuria Energy Trading
In 2015, this large Swiss trading company purchased 7.8 million tons of Russian oil at a price of $ 3 billion (price per barrel - $ 52.3). The company resold most of the oil purchased in Russia to the Polish company Orlen, which itself actively trades with Russia.
6. Shell International Trading
Shell International Trading is a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, which itself has long been involved in the development of oil fields in Russia together with Gazprom. Nevertheless, last year Shell International purchased 9.7 million tons of oil from Russia for a total of $ 3.6 billion at a price of $ 51.1 per barrel.
5. Orlen
Orlen is partly owned by the state treasury of the Republic of Poland and is a long-term partner of Rosneft. The total volume of purchases in 2015 amounted to 10 million tons. At a price per barrel of $ 51.2, the total amount was $ 3.7 billion.
4. Trafigura
Trafigura's interests are not limited to the purchase of Russian oil (although in 2015 the company purchased 12.9 million tons of oil at a price of $ 4.9 billion, one barrel - $ 52.3). It is a major player in the metals and mineral fertilizers market. The main partners in Russia are Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz.
3. Total Oil Trading
A subsidiary of the French company Total opens the top 3 largest buyers of oil from Russia. In 2015, it bought $ 5.2 billion worth of oil in Russia with a volume of 14.5 million tons at a price of $ 49.3 per barrel. The main Russian partners are Rosneft, Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz.
2. China National United Oil Corporation
A division of the Chinese state-owned company purchased 26.9 million tons of oil and petroleum products in Russia for a total of $ 10.5 billion (the price of a barrel is $ 53.6). The main partners of CNPC in Russia are Rosneft and Transneft. However, the interests of the Chinese giant are not limited to the Russian Federation; the company actively trades on the international market.
1. Litasco
In 2015, this company purchased 35.8 million tons of oil from Russia for $ 13 billion at a price of $ 49.7 per barrel, which made it the first among buyers of Russian oil. All Litasco shares are owned by Lukoil. It is predictable that the main partner of Litasco in Russia is Lukoil, however, the company also buys oil and oil products from Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz. However, Litasco's activities are not limited to the export of Lukoil oil. For example, after the lifting of sanctions against Iran, the company was one of the first to buy oil products of Iranian origin.