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Satellite imagery shows damage to Feodosia oil terminal

A large fire burned at the Feodosia Sea Oil Terminal, the primary Russian oil depot in occupied Crimea, after a Ukrainian strike left at least two storage tanks ablaze, RFE/RL reported on April 8.

8 April, 10:09 PM

Lukoil’s NORSI refinery knocked offline after Easter drone strike

Ukrainian drone strikes have shut a major Lukoil refinery and are unlikely to allow it to resume operations before the end of April, Reuters reported on April 7, citing sources in Russia’s oil industry.

7 April, 10:02 PM

Ufa refinery in partial shutdown after Ukrainian attack

The Bashneft‑Novoil refinery in Russia’s Ufa has shut down one of its largest crude distillation units after a Ukrainian drone damaged it on April 2, Reuters reported on April 3, citing industry sources.

4 April, 12:11 AM

Ukrainian attacks will force Russia to cut oil output

Cuts to Russian crude oil output are now inevitable because Ukrainian attacks have reduced Russia’s export capacity by about 1 million barrels a day (20% of total capacity), Reuters reported on April 2.

2 April, 08:39 PM

Leningrad drone strikes cut Kremlin oil revenue by $1 billion

Ukrainian drone strikes on the oil terminals at Primorsk and Ust‑Luga sharply reduced Russia’s oil exports last week and already cost the Kremlin $1 billion in lost revenue, Bloomberg reported on March 31.

1 April, 12:17 AM

Russia’s KINEF refinery may remain offline for a month after Ukrainian drone strikes

Russia’s Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis refinery (KINEF), one of the country’s largest, could partially resume production within a month, but a full restart will depend on how quickly Russian ports can restore loading operations, Reuters reported on March 31.

31 March, 08:37 PM

Georgia will no longer refine Russian crude

Georgia’s only oil refinery will stop processing Russian crude and reorient to supplies from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, local outlet Business Media reported on March 30.

30 March, 08:27 PM

Ust-Luga oil berth destroyed after drone strikes, satellite imagery shows

Satellite photos show that one oil-loading berth at the Russian Baltic Sea terminal in Ust-Luga has completely burned down, Dnipro OSINT Telegram channel reported on March 27.

28 March, 02:48 AM

EU experts still awaiting permits to inspect Druzhba pipeline

An EU technical team that arrived in Ukraine on March 18 to inspect the damaged section of the Druzhba oil pipeline has not been granted access to the site and is waiting in Kyiv, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on March 27.

27 March, 09:18 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian oil ports, choking export flows and pressuring Kremlin cash

Ukrainian drone strikes and Western seizures of Russian oil tankers are significantly affecting Russia’s oil export revenues, the Institute for the Study of War said in their March 26 report.

27 March, 10:06 AM

Russia’s Primorsk oil terminal still on fire four days later, satellite photos show

Russian oil terminal in Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast, still burning on the fourth day after a Ukrainian drone attack, RFE/RL reported on March 26, citing satellite imagery.

26 March, 10:06 PM

40% of Russia’s oil export capacity now paralyzed

Ukrainian drone attacks and detentions of Russian “shadow fleet” tankers have disabled at least 40% of Russia’s crude oil export capacity, Reuters reported on March 25.

25 March, 11:56 PM

Photos confirm devastation at Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port

Ukrainian open-source intelligence (OSINT) channels verified photos and confirmed a large fire at the Ust-Luga oil terminal in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast after Ukrainian drones attacked the facility on March 25.

25 March, 10:12 PM

Russian Baltic ports resume partial operations after drone attack

Russia’s Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port has resumed loading crude oil after a Ukrainian drone strike targeted the area on March 23, while nearby Primorsk remains closed, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

23 March, 09:06 PM

Bessent: Russia gets only one-day boost from oil waiver

Moscow will have only limited financial gains from the temporary sanctions waiver for the sale of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed in an interview with NBC News on March 22.

23 March, 09:58 AM

Iran war could net Russia $250 billion this year, KSE analysis shows

Russia could earn as much as $250 billion in additional revenue this year if the Iran war does not wind down in near future, a report from the KSE Institute at the Kyiv School of Economics says.

20 March, 09:06 PM

Hungary politicizes Druzhba pipeline repairs, Kyiv says

Hungary is politicizing the question of repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline, using it as a pretext to sabotage EU–Ukraine relations, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on March 19.

20 March, 02:33 AM

Oil surge lifts Russia revenues, easing pressure on Kremlin budget

Russia’s federal budget could increase oil tax revenues to the 2024 average of 1.2 trillion rubles by the end of March if global oil prices remain elevated, The Moscow Times reported.

19 March, 12:12 PM

Kyiv unaware of EU plans to inspect Druzhba pipeline

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has no information about any specific arrangements for a group of EU engineers to inspect the damaged section of Druzhba oil pipeline, ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on March 18.

18 March, 07:58 PM

Orbán urges march against alleged Ukrainian pressure

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine of blackmailing Budapest by refusing to restart the Druzhba oil pipeline for “19 days” and called on Hungarians to join a “peace march” on March 15, saying “Hungary will not be a Ukrainian colony” and “Zelenskyy is not in charge here,” in a video address posted to Facebook.

14 March, 06:55 PM

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