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Magyar: Russian oil shipments via Druzhba pipeline could resume next week

Shipments of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, which has been shut since January, could resume as early as next week, incoming Hungarian PM Peter Magyar said on April 17, as reported by Bloomberg.

17 April, 10:03 PM

U.S. sanctions on Russian oil snap back into place

U.S. sanctions on Russian oil are once again in effect after the Trump administration declined to renew a waiver it issued after the Iran war constrained global crude supply, Politico reported on April 14.

14 April, 11:44 PM

Russia’s oil revenue rebounds as higher prices boost Kremlin war funding

Russia’s revenue from oil and petroleum products in March nearly doubled from February, when it fell to its lowest level since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Reuters reported on April 14, citing International Energy Agency data.

14 April, 06:11 PM

Trump likely to extend Russian oil sanctions exemption — report

The Trump administration is likely to extend an exemption that allows countries to buy some sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products, Reuters reported on April 10, citing two people familiar with the matter.

10 April, 10:39 PM

Attacking Russian oil industry improves Ukraine’s negotiating position — Budanov

Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil terminals are affecting the trilateral Ukraine–U.S.–Russia negotiating process, Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said on April 9.

10 April, 01:35 AM

Russian oil revenue to double in April — Reuters

As global energy prices are spiking due to the Iran war, Russia’s oil export revenues could double to about RUB700 billion ($9 billion) in April, Reuters reported on April 9, citing its own calculations.

9 April, 07:54 PM

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

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