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Articles with tag "Oil"

opinion Sergei Vakulenko

Have Ukrainian Drones Really Knocked Out 38% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity?

Kyiv’s strike campaign against oil refineries has inflicted serious — but likely not critical — damage to the country’s fuel production.

Russia Boosts Fuel Imports From Belarus as Refinery Strikes Deepen Domestic Shortages

Roughly one in three of Russia’s refineries has come under attack over the past two months.
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Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers Linked to Oil Leaks in European Waters – Politico

Europe is “quite lucky at this moment that we don’t have any environmental catastrophe happening,” Latvia's energy minister said.
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‘Not a Drone Attack’: Major Oil Refinery Catches Fire in Russia’s Yaroslavl Region

The Slavneft-Yanos refinery, one of Russia’s 10 largest crude oil producers, is located over 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the border with Ukraine...
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Russia Extends Gasoline Export Ban, Restricts Diesel Shipments

The limits come after weeks of fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries.
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Ukrainian Drones Hit Major Oil Refinery in Southern Russia for Second Time in a Month

Reuters calculations show that recent strikes on Russian oil refineries have cut its refining capacity by 17%, or about 1.1 million barrels per day.
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Russian Government Moves to Tighten Budget Rule as Oil Income Shrinks

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the cut-off oil price would be lowered by $1 every year starting in 2026, with the threshold ultimately falling to...
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Ukrainian Drones Spark Fire at Gazprom Oil Plant in Bashkortostan

Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat is Russia’s 10th-largest refinery, with a capacity of 10 million metric tons of oil per year.
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Transneft Warns Ukrainian Drone Attacks May Force Oil Production Cuts – Reuters

Ukraine has ramped up its attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure in recent months, targeting a key source of revenue for the Kremlin’s war effort.
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Britain, Japan and New Zealand Tighten Sanctions on Russia

Japan and New Zealand lowered their price cap on Russian crude oil to less than $50, a move that aligns with recent measures imposed by the EU.
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Rosneft Refinery in Ryazan Region

The refinery, among Russia’s five largest, was also attacked in early August, forcing Rosneft to cut production at the facility by around half.
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Russian Oil Supplies to Hungary and Slovakia Resume After Ukrainian Strikes

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said crude deliveries to Hungary would restart “in test mode with smaller quantities.”
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Fire at Rostov Oil Refinery Extinguished Nearly a Week After Ukrainian Drone Attack

Firefighters battled the blaze for days, using so much water that nearby communities faced shortages until supplies were restored on Monday.
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Hungary and Slovakia Demand Ukraine Stop Attacks on Russia’s Druzhba Pipeline

A drone and missile attack in the Bryansk region halted deliveries early Friday, marking the third such disruption in less than two weeks.
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U.S. Oilfield Services Company Weatherford Expands Russia Operations Despite Sanctions – FT

The Financial Times identified roughly 100 job postings by Weatherford in Russia since late February, when new U.S. sanctions came into effect.
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Fuel Shortages Hit Russia’s Far East as Ukrainian Strikes Take Refineries Offline

Two regions in the Far East along with annexed Crimea have introduced ration cards for purchasing gasoline.
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China Buys Up Russian Oil Cargoes as Indian Demand Slows – Reuters

Despite the increase, analysts say Chinese refiners will also be wary of the risk of secondary U.S. sanctions.
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Russian Oil Flows to Hungary and Slovakia Resume After Ukrainian Pipeline Strike

Shipments via the Druzhba pipeline had been halted after a Ukrainian drone strike on a pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region.
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Russian Crude Exports to India Plunge Threefold

Average daily shipments of Russia’s Urals crude to India have fallen to just 400,000 barrels in August, down from the average of 1.18 million barrels...
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Hungary and Slovakia Say Russian Oil Deliveries Halted After Ukrainian Pipeline Strike

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said technicians were working to restore a transformation station critical to the Druzhba pipeline’s operations...
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