Russia's Rosneft to receive first Iraq's Kurdish oil cargo this week

"If the economics of such a potential deal should prove profitable, the company will be eager to acquire more crude from the region," a Rosneft spokesman said, adding that this type of oil matches the company's German and Indian interests.

Rosneft is yet to complete the deal to buy a stake in India's Vadinar refinery. Rosneft added that the cargo was offloaded in Trieste and sent by pipeline directly to Rosneft refining assets in Germany.