Oil Exports News


Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Until Year End

Oct 29, 2026

Russia will extend its diesel export ban until the end of the year while allowing some companies to ship fuel under a quota system to meet its new export commitment to the US, two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters.Moscow and…

Russian Diesel Cargoes Continue to Intended Destinations After Export Ban Lifts

Oct 20, 2026

Russian diesel cargoes are returning to their traditional destinations after the US suspended sanctions and secured the lifting of an export ban, with at least two tankers signalling trips to Turkey and Brazil in recent days, according to shipping data from Kpler and LSEG…

Saudi Arabia Looks to Raise Pipeline Export Capacity by 10 Million BDP

Oct 12, 2026

Saudi Arabia is looking to expand its pipeline crude export capacity to as much as 10 million barrels per day by repurposing a domestic gas pipeline and investing in its existing East-West network, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday…

Russia Imports Petroleum Products From South Korea to Ease Fuel Crises

Oct 06, 2026

Russia imported more than 176,000 tons of petroleum products from South Korean ports in July and August, easing the impact of a fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, Ukraine's top sanctions official said on Tuesday…

Iran War Forces Oil Industry to Consider Alternative Export Routes

Oct 06, 2026

The disruption caused by the Iran war is forcing the energy industry to rethink its just-in-time approach to efficient supply chains and to consider investing in alternative routes which bypass the Gulf and the Red Sea.Attacks on shipping around…

Russia Begins Commercial Exports of Vostok Oil

Sep 24, 2026

Russia has begun commercial oil exports from Rosneft's Vostok Oil, its vast Arctic development that Moscow is counting on to lift crude production following years of delays and sanctions.The launch comes as Russia looks for new sources of production…

Saudi Gulf Oil Exports Pick Up After Pipeline Attack

Sep 21, 2026

Saudi Aramco loaded about 14 million barrels of crude oil on seven VLCCs inside the Mideast Gulf on Sunday, data from TankerTrackers.com showed, as the kingdom increased loadings from Gulf export terminals after an attack disrupted shipments via its east-west pipeline to the Red Sea…

Russian Seaborne Oil Exports Rise 16.4% in August

Sep 17, 2026

Russia's seaborne oil product exports rose 16.4% month-on-month in August to 4.57 million metric tons, as some domestic refineries completed unplanned maintenance, according to industry sources and Reuters calculations.Fuel exports, mainly naphtha and fuel oil…

Aramco Offers Oil Loadings Outside Hormuz, Cargoes Head to China

Aug 26, 2026

Saudi Aramco has offered more oil for loading outside the Strait of Hormuz in September, four sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday, after the producer sold at least 4 million barrels to China this month.Shipping data indicates…

Russian Oil Freight Rates Spike On Security Risks, Vessel Availability

Aug 25, 2026

Freight rates for tanker shipments of Russia's flagship Urals crude from western ports to India, the grade's main market, have surged in August as strong demand for vessels and mounting security risks linked to carrying Russian oil drove up costs…

Oil Exports to Increase From Russia's Western Ports in August

Aug 03, 2026

Oil shipments from Russia's western ports are set to increase 4% in August from July as drone attacks on domestic refineries make more crude available for exports, while strong demand in Asia encourages sellers to load more, two traders said…

July Russian Oil Exports From Western Ports Fall Amidst Black Sea Attacks

Jul 30, 2026

Russia's oil exports from western ports are set to fall in July as repeated Ukrainian attacks in the Black Sea disrupt loadings at Novorossiysk, three sources said, citing shipping and trading data.Exports of Urals, KEBCO and Siberian Light…

Gulf Tanker Rates Nearly Double as Middle East Exports Ramp Up

Jun 23, 2026

Oil tanker operators are reaping record profits after nearly doubling the hire cost of vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz and wider Gulf region this week on rising demand as traffic through the waterway slowly picks up, according to shipping data and sources…

Western Russian Ports See Increase in Oil Exports in First Half of May

May 18, 2026

Exports and transit of oil through Russia's western ports rose by around 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), or about 9%, in the first two weeks of May versus April, according to data from traders, LSEG and Reuters calculations.Ongoing drone attacks…

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