Restriction is minimal: RF is reducing diesel exports after attack attacks - Bloomberg

In April, 600,000 barrels of tons of oil will be exported daily from Russian ports. Reduction of exports as a result of one month of strikes on the refinery of the Russian Federation - "minus" 20%. The Kremlin has decided to reduce the sale of diesel fuel abroad. One of the possible reasons for this situation is the attack of drones at oil refineries, which took place until mid -March 2024. However, there may be other reasons. The details of the Russian oil market are referred to in Bloomberg.

The experts of the publication received information on the April export of Russian diesel from three Western ports - Novorossiysk (in the Black Sea), Primorsk and Vysotska (in the Baltic Sea). Moscow has found that Moscow has reduced the sale of this type of fuel to the level of the lowest in the last five months. The amount of export falls is approximately 20%. In general, the Russian Federation will continue to sell diesel fuel abroad, - explained in the article.

80%, which will continue to be exported - is 2. 29 million tons per month, ie 569,000 barrels per day (the previous figure - 724,000 barrels per day). It is indicated that the level of processing has fallen to a 10-month minimum-this is a consequence of the attacks of Ukrainian UAVs on oil refineries of the Russian Federation,-Bloomberg wrote. Another reason is planned repair work at several enterprises.

However, exports are not planned to be stopped, since refineries are produced much more than the domestic market. Experts also identified three more aspects of the fuel export situation. First, the diesel market depends not only on the Russian Federation, but also on the blocking of the Red Sea with Hussites. Secondly, Bloomberg did not know about the amount of exports of oil pipelines-it is unknown whether there are any changes.

Third, oil is affected by the sale of oil and the demand of foreign customers. It should be noted that drones of Russian oil and gas enterprises began in September 2023 and lasted until the end of March 2024. The first wave of attacks took place until mid -February 2024 (approximately). Analysts estimated that within six months there were 18 explosions that were heard at oil depots, processing plants and oil terminals at ports.

The nearest stroke points were located up to 100 km, the farthest-at a distance of 900 km (terminal in Ust-Lugu under St. Petersburg). The next wave of drone attack took place for one and a half months and lasted from mid -February to the end of March. The estimated number of attacks - up to 20. Oil processing plants were under the blow of drones. One of the goals for which UAV was obtained is primary oil processing.

According to Bloomberg calculations, due to these attacks of the Russian Federation could lose 12% of oil. Meanwhile, since March 1, the Russian Federation has imposed restrictions on gasoline. Analysts then reported that it was a result of a fuel deficiency that the Kremlin feared. We would like to remind you that at the end of March, the media told about the remark that Ukraine received from the United States.