US EditionFor the first time, Russia reportedly sends oil shipment to Georgia's new refinery
The shipment addresses Russia's fuel processing crisis caused by Ukrainian drone strikes and supports Georgia's plan to expand refining capacity to 4 million tons by 2028, officials said.
- On Oct. 21, Reuters reported Russia sent its first crude shipment of 105,340 metric tons to Georgia's Kulevi oil refinery on Oct. 6 via the tanker Kayseri.
- A fuel-processing crisis inside Russia after repeated Ukrainian drone strikes forced Moscow to reroute oil supplies while the Kulevi oil refinery began operations earlier this month with about 1.2 million tons capacity.
- Sailing under the Panamanian flag, the tanker Kayseri is listed in Greenpeace's 'shadow fleet' and Russneft, the Russian oil company, delivered the cargo but declined to comment to Reuters.
- Economic ties with Moscow have strengthened in recent years despite no diplomatic relations since 2008, while the Kulevi oil refinery's launch earlier this month reduces Georgia's fuel import dependence.
- Russia is seeking new export markets after Western-led sanctions, while Georgia plans to expand Kulevi oil refinery to 4 million tons by 2028 to meet demand.
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Russia Turns to Georgia to Process Crude—Here’s Why It Matters
Russia has sent its first shipment of crude oil to Georgia for refining, marking an unexpected deepening of energy ties between the two countries despite years of political tension, Reuters reported on October 21. According to ship-tracking data and industry sources, the tanker Kayseri delivered 105,340 tons of Siberian Light crude from the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk to Georgia’s newly launched Kulevi oil refinery on October 6. The v…
Russian oil company Russneft delivered its first cargo to Georgia’s newly built Kulevi refinery this month, the news agency reported, citing LSEG ship monitoring data and industry sources. According to LSEG and one trader, the tanker Kayseri carried 105,340 tonnes of Siberian Light crude oil from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk to the Kulevi terminal on October 6. Russneft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Confusion over Russian oil shipment to Georgia’s Kulevi terminal
TBILISI, October 22 – Conflicting reports have emerged after Reuters claimed that a tanker carrying Russian crude arrived in Georgia’s Black Sea port of Kulevi for processing, potentially putting the country in a politically sensitive position amid Western sanctions on Moscow. According to Reuters, the tanker Kaiseri delivered more than 105,000 metric tons of “Siberian Light” crude oil to… Source
Russian Company Supplies First Oil Cargo to Georgia’s New Kulevi Refinery - Civil Georgia
Russian oil company Russneft supplied the first oil cargo in October to Georgia’s newly built Kulevi refinery on the Black Sea coast, Reuters reported on October 21. Citing LSEG ship-tracking data and industry sources, the agency said, “The tanker Kayseri delivered 105,340 metric tons of Siberian Light oil grade from the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk to the Kulevi Oil Terminal on October 6.” Reuters noted in the report that Russia is se…
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