Turkey cuts Russian oil imports as Black Sea export disruptions curb supplies, data shows

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port PAO

14/08/2026 13:50

MOSCOW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Turkey reduced oil purchases from Russian ports in July and is set to cut them further in August after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted exports from Russia's Black Sea terminals, according to traders and LSEG shipping data. 
Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russia's Black Sea terminal in July, leading to a one-week export suspension from the CPC terminal and unstable loadings from Novorossiysk port. As a result, Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) oil loadings in July were down by a fifth.
Turkey criticized attacks on Russia-linked tankers close to its waters in the Black Sea, saying they were alarming and affected navigational safety and commerce in the region.
Turkey, one of the major buyers of CPC Blend, Kazakh KEBCO and Urals oil grades, received only about 900,000 tons of oil from Russian ports in July, down from 1.2 million tons in June. Of this just above 300,000 tons were supplied from the Black Sea compared to 600,000 tons in June, according to LSEG data.
In August Turkey is expected to receive some 200,000 tons of oil from Russia's Black Sea ports, according to LSEG. The two tankers expected to be supplied carry Kazakh KEBCO oil, while this month no CPC Blend or Urals oil loadings to Turkey are planned yet. The data may be updated later, however.
Turkey diversifies supply to offset negative effects from the Black Sea crisis, traders said, adding that in August the state will make rare imports of oil from Brazil and Guyana.
Loadings from the CPC pipeline, which carries about 1.8% of global oil supply from Kazakhstan to Russia's Black Sea coast, have been disrupted since the middle of last month, adding to the supply outages linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Ukraine has paused drone strikes on non-Russian oil tankers using Russia's Black Sea CPC terminal after a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times said on Wednesday, citing Ukrainian officials.
     

 (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Philippa Fletcher)