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At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity halted, Reuters calculations show
Ukrainian drone strikes and related disruptions have halted about 2 million barrels per day of Russian oil exports, affecting key Baltic and Black Sea ports and pipelines, Reuters reported.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian drone attacks on major Baltic and Black Sea ports and the Druzhba pipeline halted about 40% of Russia's crude oil export capacity, disrupting approximately 2 million barrels per day.
- Ukraine intensified drone attacks on oil infrastructure this month to diminish Moscow's oil revenue, which funds the military and accounts for nearly a quarter of Russia's state budget proceeds.
- Strikes damaged the Novorossiysk, Primorsk, and Ust-Luga ports, while pipeline operator Transneft struggles to redirect volumes on short notice; frequent tanker seizures have disrupted 300,000 barrels per day of Arctic oil exports.
- The supply bottleneck pushed oil prices above $100 per barrel as Moscow attempts to reroute exports to Asian markets, though limited pipeline capacity constrains the Russian energy sector's options.
- While Russia maintains uninterrupted supplies via pipelines to China, the persistent loss of western export routes creates an unprecedented bottleneck that threatens to sustain global energy market volatility.
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Ukrainian drones paralyze Russian oil ports, Putin's revenues break down.
·Berlin, Germany
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This creates extensive problems for Russia with oil exports.
·Denmark
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Almost half of Russia's oil export capacity has been paralyzed by Ukrainian attacks, yet Putin has achieved record profits from oil exports.
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The latest attacks may have disrupted up to 40% of Russia’s seaborne oil export capacity – roughly 2 million barrels per day – dealing a blow to one of Moscow’s key revenue streams.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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At least 40 percent of Russia's oil export capacity has been shut down.
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right10Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Left, 34% Right
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- 35% of the sources lean Left, 34% of the sources lean Right
35% Left
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C 31%
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