Volume of crude oil imports to Italy 2022, by country of origin
oil imported from Russia was not consumed by Italian activities but received by the oil refinery plant ISAB, property of the Swiss company Litasco (branch of the Russian Lukoil), which could not rely on other suppliers. The African country of Libya, the former Soviet Union’s country of Azerbaijan, and the middle eastern country of Iraq followed Russia for crude oil imports to Italy, each accounting for approximately nine million tons.
In 2022, Russia exported roughly 12 million tons of crude oil to Italy, establishing itself as the major crude oil supplier for the country. However, the