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February 12, 2026
Two industry sources confirmed on Thursday that the Lukoil owned Volgograd refinery in Russia's southern region halted oil processing on Tuesday. This was after a fire broke out following an attack by Ukrainians. In January, peace talks led…
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February 12, 2026
Data from industry sources showed that Russia's seaborne petroleum products exports for January 2026 increased by 0.7%, compared to December, at 9.12 millions metric tons. This is due to a seasonal decline in domestic demand and high fuel production.
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February 12, 2026
Ukrzaliznytsia, the state-owned railway company, said 'on Thursday that grain shipments into Ukrainian ports have remained below 'last year levels despite an increase since?February. Analysts and officials say that the Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports…
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February 11, 2026
Data from traders, LSEG, and calculations on Wednesday showed that ultra-low-sulphur fuel loadings at the 'Russian port Primorsk' may fall by 17% in February compared to last month, due to a 'lower fuel production and harsh Baltic weather, which disrupts supplies.
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February 10, 2026
Analyst GMK Center reported on Tuesday that Ukraine's iron ore exports in January fell by 34.4% on a year-over-year basis to?2,05 million metric tons. GMK Center expects Ukraine's iron ores exports to drop by 5% - to 29 million tonne - this year.
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January 20, 2026
Data from traders LSEG, and calculations revealed a Tuesday that ultra-low-sulphur-diesel loadings in the Russian 'port of Primorsk could rise by 'about one-third - from December to January and may exceed 2.2 million metric tonnes, due to higher fuel production and a seasonally -weaker demand.
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January 2, 2026
The differentials between Caspian and Urals crude oil remained unchanged on Friday, in a'mild' market. Russia -and a few of its neighbouring countries - were off for the New Year holiday. There were no bids or offers reported to Platts on Friday for Urals, Azeri BTC - and CPC Blend.
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December 12, 2025
Data from industry sources showed that Russia's seaborne exports of oil products in November fell by 0.8% compared to October, at 7,494 million metric tons. The impact of drone strikes?on the energy infrastructure has been offset by a certain…
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December 5, 2025
The local emergency centre reported on Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was responsible for a fire in the Russian port of Temryuk at the Azov Sea. Temryuk is a company that deals with liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), oil and petrochemical products, grain and other bulk foods.
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November 17, 2025
Emergency services reported on Monday that a Russian attack in Ukraine's southern region Odesa caused fires to spread at ports and energy infrastructure. Oleksii Kulba, the Deputy Prime Minister of Restoration for Telegram, wrote that the attack…
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October 13, 2025
According to two industry sources, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium increased its oil exports by 9% per day in September compared to August, to 6.6 millions metric tons or 1.75million barrels daily. CPC exports oil via a pipeline that carries over 80% of all Kazakh crude oil exports.
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October 10, 2025
The differential between Brent and Urals crudes dated Friday remained stable, but Russia's oil imports from western ports are expected to remain close to their record high for October, according both to industry sources as well as calculations.
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September 11, 2025
Two sources familiar with the plans said that Russia will reduce ESPO Blend oil loads from its Far East Kozmino Port in September from 4.2 millions tons to 4,000,000 metric tons (about one million barrels per a day), from 4.2million tons in August.
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September 9, 2025
The differentials between Brent and Urals crudes in Russia were not much changed on Tuesday, while the oil exports at the Caspian pipeline consortium (CPC) terminal remained stable despite a spill of oil that occurred late August. CPC Blend…
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February 20, 2025
Two sources with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday that oil loadings at Russia's Black Sea Port of Novorossiisk resumed on Tuesday night, after being idle for two consecutive days due to storms. The storm caused the suspension of oil loadings at the Russian Black Sea port Novorossiisk…
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January 10, 2025
Emergency services reported on Friday that a tugboat had stopped a Panama flagged tanker, carrying 99,000 metric tonnes of oil, from drifting uncontrollably off the coast of Germany's Baltic Sea near Ruegen. It said that the 274-metre tanker…
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November 12, 2024
Two people familiar with the plan on Tuesday said that oil exports from Russia’s Black Sea Port of Novorossiisk will decline from 2.42 millions metric tons to 1,89 million metric tonnes, or about 460,000 barrels per daily, in November, from 2,42 million tons in Oct.
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August 31, 2025
Nearly 60,000 Ukrainians were left without power overnight after Russian drones attacked power plants in the north and south of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promised to retaliate with more strikes inside Russia. In the last few weeks…
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March 31, 2025
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which exports Kazakhstan and Russia's crude oil via the Black Sea to Europe, announced Monday that two of the terminal's three moorings points had been halted. CPC, which transports about 1% world oil and is a major route for Kazakhstan oil exports…
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February 20, 2025
According to calculations based upon data from industry sources, the offline primary oil refinery capacity of Russia in February has been revised up by 82% compared to what was originally planned for this month. In February, idle primary oil…
