Supplies of Russian flagship Urals crude oil to Turkey reached a four-month high in February after STAR refinery resumed purchases of the blend, Refinitiv ship-tracking data showed.

• In February 860k tonnes of Urals crude were shipped to Turkish ports last month, up from 620k tonnes in January and 370k tonnes in December.
• Supplies of Russian oil to the 200kbpd STAR refinery resumed in the end of January after a month-long hiatus and reached 100k tonnes in January and at least 300k tonnes in February.