Russia’s “Sheskharis” terminal on the Black Sea suspended loading after a drone attack - Reuters
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Crude oil exports from the "Sheskharis" terminal in Novorossiysk have been completely suspended following a drone attack. The terminal, which handles 700,000 barrels per day, stopped loading because its storage tanks were full.
The export of crude oil from the Russian "Sheskharis" terminal at the port of Novorossiysk was completely suspended following a drone attack. Reuters reports this, citing sources, UNN reports.
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The export of crude oil from the Russian "Shesharis" terminal at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk was suspended on Friday as a result of a drone attack
The "Shesharis" terminal, which handles about 700,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d), is Russia’s main oil export facility on the Black Sea. Its shutdown increases pressure on Russia’s energy infrastructure, which has been repeatedly targeted in attacks in recent months.
One source said that a tanker that was due to load oil at the port headed out to sea early Friday after an attempted drone attack on the terminal. As a result of the attempted attack, the port suspended oil loading and stopped accepting oil at the terminal because the storage tanks were filled to capacity.
The disruptions occurred after a period of significant export volumes in recent months. According to one source familiar with export data, oil-loading volumes from Novorossiysk reached nearly 1 million barrels per day in July, and about 800,000 barrels per day in June
It is noted that Novorossiysk is used to export Russia’s flagship Urals crude, Kazakhstan’s KEBCO blend, and Siberian Light crude.
The suspension of exports followed a series of disruptions to oil supplies from Russia’s Black Sea coast.
Let us recall
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