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Russian Crude Exports Jump Above Pledged Target

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Four-week Russia crude exports rose by 200kb/d last week to the highest level in almost four months at 3.48mb/d according to Bloomberg. A surge in ESPO flows from Kozmino offset a temporary halt in shipments of Russia’s Sokol crude from Sakhalin Island.

  • The jump was aided by low exports in late January which still weighed on the four week average in the data the previous week.
  • The four-week average exceeded Russia’s pledged export target by an estimated 190kb/d.
  • Shipments in the seven days to Feb. 22 rose by about 365kb/d to 3.5 million.
  • The temporary halt to Sokol cargoes was driven by a lack of shuttle tankers amid issues with deliveries to Indian refiners due to costs and concern for US sanctions.
  • About 1.45mb/d of crude was loaded onto tankers heading to China while flows signalling India averaged about 905kb/d.



Source: Bloomberg

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