Georgia increased its import of Russian oil 21-fold in a year. In 2025, Georgia imported 225,300 tons of crude oil from Russia, double the combined total for all previous years. This follows from data from the National Statistics Service of Georgia, analyzed by TASS. According to the agency, Georgia purchased 225,283.5 tons of crude oil from Russia in 2025, worth $95.8 million. A year earlier, this figure was more than 21 times lower, at 10.5 tons worth $5.8 million.

Total crude oil imports from Russia to Georgia for all years up to 2025 amount to 113,900 tons, 1.98 times lower than the previous year. Significant supplies of Russian crude oil began in October 2025, when Georgia purchased 99,000 tons. In November, 34,400 tons were imported, and in December, 91,700 tons. In addition to Russia, Georgia purchased 3,900 tons of crude oil from Azerbaijan last year, worth $1.8 million.

In October 2025, Reuters reported that the Russian company RussNeft delivered its first oil cargo to a new refinery in the village of Kulevi on Georgia's Black Sea coast. The Revenue Service of the Georgian Ministry of Finance confirmed the delivery and offloading of approximately 10,000 tons of crude oil from Russia by ship, but did not specify whether it was intended for processing at the Kulevi Refinery. In October 2024, Georgian authorities announced the start of construction on Georgia's first oil refinery in Kulevi.

According to Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, the refinery was expected to begin operations in 2025. In the first phase, the refinery will process up to 1.2 million tons of crude oil, with this figure gradually increasing to 4 million tons. By the end of 2028, the refinery is expected to be fully operational, refining oil and petroleum products for delivery to domestic and international markets. To date, there has been no official announcement regarding the completion of the refinery's construction or commissioning.