The Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea has partially resumed oil and petroleum product exports from the Sheskharis terminal following a recent drone attack that occurred this week. Shipments were halted after drone strikes caused a fire at the fuel terminal and damaged some docks.
This is reported by Finway
Status of Terminal Operations After the Attack
According to sources familiar with the situation, loading of oil tankers is currently taking place only from one dock at the Sheskharis terminal. It is expected that on Friday, one oil cargo of 80,000 tons will depart from the port. However, traders indicate that the schedule for further loadings will remain limited after the attacks, and it is currently unknown when the port will be able to return to full operations.
Export Resumption and Consequences of the Attacks
In addition to crude oil, loading of fuel oil was also partially resumed in Novorossiysk on Thursday. One source noted that this week, loading of diesel fuel was also taking place at the terminal.
“The Russian oil terminal Sheskharis, which has a capacity of about 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day, suspended oil loading on Monday after a drone attack caused a fire at the fuel terminal and some docks.”
It is worth noting that on the night of April 6, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the oil infrastructure of the Sheskharis terminal in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation. This led to a halt in crude oil exports due to damage to the facilities. It is known that at the beginning of March, the terminal had already suspended oil and petroleum product exports due to a previous drone attack.