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Russia’s Crude Exports Recede as Baltic Flows Shrink

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Russia’s seaborne crude exports in the first week of April reduced from the year-to date high reached at the end of March, according to Bloomberg.

  • Seaborne crude exports were down by 450k b/d on the week to 3.39m bbl in the seven days to April 7.
  • The less volatile four-week-average was down around 80k b/d to 3.42m bbl.
  • Weekly shipments are around 200k b/d below the May/June average, or around 75k b/d below Russia’s April target as part of OPEC+.
  • Flows were curtailed as shipments from the country’s Baltic ports sagged, amid fewer cargoes from Primorsk and Ust-Luga, where volumes fell by 20%.
  • Moscow’s earnings also shrank, with exports down to $1.82 billion in the seven days to April 7, compared to $1.95 billion the week prior.

Source: Bloomberg

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