On the Oil Sources of the Soviet Union in World War II

At that time, the Soviet Union was not short of crude oil. Baku was a world-famous oil-producing area at that time, and basically did not stop production except for the threat once every 42 years. What the Soviet Union lacks is mainly oil refining equipment and high-quality aviation fuel.

The United States gave the Soviet Union 628,400 tons of aviation gasoline and 732,300 tons of light-colored fractionated gasoline through the lease bill. Britain supplied 14700 US tons of aviation gasoline and 902 100 US tons of light-colored fractionated gasoline to the Soviet Union through Abbas Oil Factory, and also supplied 573000 US tons of aviation gasoline from other British factories (including Canada). The total amount of high-quality gasoline aided by the West is 2,850,500 US tons, of which aviation gasoline is 12 16 100 US tons, accounting for 5 1.5% of the total output of high-quality gasoline in the Soviet Union during wartime.

In addition, the United States provided a batch of oil refining equipment to the Soviet Union through the lease act.