Russian seaborne oil product exports rose in March, data from industry sources shows

Tatneft Imeni V.D. Shashina PAO

13/04/2026 10:53

MOSCOW, April 13 (Reuters) - Russia's seaborne oil product exports in March rose 0.9% from February to 8.9 million metric tons despite disruptions caused by drone attacks on key ports, data from industry sources and Reuters calculations show.

In late March, drone strikes on the Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga sparked fires at fuel storage tanks and terminal infrastructure while persistent storms and further drone strikes forced a halt to loadings at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk early last month.

A ban on non-ice-class tankers entering Russian Baltic ports narrowed vessel availability, also hampering loadings last month, traders said.

March oil product exports from Russia's Baltic ports — Primorsk, Vysotsk, St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga - declined by 4% from the previous month to 5 million tons, data from the industry sources shows.

Fuel loadings for export via Black Sea and Azov Sea ports rose last month by 10.3% from February to 3.13 million tons, the data showed.

Oil product exports from the Arctic ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk increased in March to 80,100 tons, up from 30,400 tons the previous month.

Fuel export loadings at Russia's Far East ports fell last month by 7.2% month on month to 683,200 tons, the data shows.

 (Reporting by Reuters
Editing by David Goodman)