Reuters: Ukraine could stop 40 percent of Russian oil exports

Desperate attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian ports in the Baltic and the Black Sea, together with the suspension of transit through the Druzhba oil pipeline, could stop 40% of Russian oil exports. Such calculations were made at Reuters.

"At least 40% of Russian oil export capacities have been stopped after Ukrainian drone strikes, disputed damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline and the seizure of tankers," the agency writes.

According to him, the shutdown is the most serious disruption of oil supplies in the modern history of Russia, the second largest exporter of oil in the world.

According to Reuters calculations, the latest attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga led to the shutdown of about 40% of Russian crude oil export capacity, or about 2 million barrels per day.

In addition to the Baltic ports, the terminal in Novorossiysk is operating at a reduced capacity, and deliveries through Ukraine to Slovakia and Hungary.

"Frequent seizures of Russian-linked tankers in Europe have disrupted the export of Arctic oil by 300,000 barrels per day from the port of Murmansk," the agency writes, citing traders.

At the same time, Russia continues uninterrupted oil supplies to China via pipelines, including the Skovorodino-Mohe and Atasu-Alashankou routes, as well as the export of ESPO mixture by sea through the port of Kozmino.

"Together, these three routes provide about 1.9 million barrels of oil per day," Reuters writes. Russia also continues to ship oil from its two Far Eastern projects to Sakhalin — about 250 thousand barrels per day.

As reported by EADaily, attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the background of the Iranian war, strikes can provoke a new jump in oil prices, from which consumers both in Asia and in the Europe. Experts believe that Kiev is blackmailing The EU is attracting attention to itself.

Indirectly, this version is supported by the fact that the EU has not been able to resolve the issue of granting Ukraine a loan of 90 billion euros, which Kiev desperately needs. Hungary continues to block all attempts by Brussels, demanding the resumption of transit of Russian oil.