Oil exports from the russian ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, which are located on the Baltic Sea and have been subjected to massive attacks by Ukraine in recent weeks, have fallen by a third. It was reported by the russian newspaper Kommersant.
From March 30 to April 5, sea oil supplies from the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk amounted to 115,000 metric tons per day. This is 33.2% less than the previous week. Analysts believe that the volume of oil imports has fallen to a record low over the past 13 months.
During the week, the number of tanker departures from the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk also decreased from 11 to 7 voyages. More than half (59%) of them went to India.
At the same time, analysts believe the consequences of the Ukrainian attacks are "limited". They expect that in the event of an unfavorable development of the situation, it will take about two weeks to restore exports.
In the second half of March, Ukraine carried out at least five attacks on the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, which are key export points for russian oil and oil products in the Baltic Sea. The total export capacity of both ports is 1.7 million barrels of oil per day.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on April 2, Reuters wrote with reference to the analysis of satellite images that as a result of the UAV attack in the port of Primorsk 40% of oil and oil products tanks were damaged. And in Ust-Luga, every fourth tank is out of commission.
On April 5, however, Bloomberg reported that the port of Ust-Luga has resumed oil shipments. The day before, on April 4, the Jewel tanker was spotted in the area.
Who we are: About us, Contacts. How we write news and our principles: Editorial code. We did our best. If you found this valuable – please support us.
To request a correction, please send an email.