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Russian Clean Product Miles Catching Crude

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Russian crude began travelling longer distances by sea almost straight after the Russia-Ukraine conflict started, while clean petroleum products were almost a year later to travel further according to Vortexa.

  • It highlights Europe’s dependency on Russian diesel versus its crude. The EU ban on Russian crude came in Dec 5 2022 while diesel waited until Feb 5 2023 to help the region find alternative supplies.
  • Mileage of Russian CPP is likely to remain high, with increased flows of Russian diesel to destinations such as Brazil and West Africa.
  • Tanker behavior after discharging on these routes suggests they are staying in the Russian trade, ballasting primarily back towards the Baltics according to Vortexa.

source: Vortexa

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