Oil terminal in Novorossiysk halts operations
Russia's largest Black Sea oil port, the 'Sheskharis' terminal in Novorossiysk, halted oil export transshipment on Friday after being struck by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to three industry sources reported by Reuters.
Consensus
- The Sheskhari oil terminal in Novorrossiysk stopped oil loading and crude intake operations.
- The halt occurred after a threat of a drone attack on August 14.
- One tanker planned for oil loading at the terminal turned around and left for open sea due to the threat.
- The terminal's storage tanks became fully filled, leading to the suspension of operations.
- This event followed a prior shutdown of three grain terminals in Novorossiysk after a drone attack on August 12.
- The Sheskhari terminal is the main Russian oil export terminal on the Black Sea.
- The terminal handles approximately 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
Points of divergence
- The administration of Novorossiysk declared an air alert during the day on Friday due to the threat of drone attacks. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The port also ceased accepting oil at the terminal because the storage tanks reached maximum capacity. — tg_astrapress
- In June, oil exports through Novorossiysk were near record levels—about 1 million barrels per day—while in July they dropped to around 800,000 barrels per day. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The shutdown of the terminal increases pressure on Russia's energy infrastructure, which has been repeatedly targeted by Ukraine in recent months. — meduza
Coverage (6 sources)
- Oil terminal 'Sheskharis' in Novorossiysk stopped work after attack by Ukrainian drones — Reuters — Дождь
- Oil terminal 'Sheskhari' in Novorossiysk halted operations after attack by Ukrainian drones - Reuters — Дождь (Telegram)
- Largest Russian oil terminal on the Black Sea halted oil exports after drone attack, — Reuters — ASTRA
- Reuters: Oil terminal 'Sheshkharis' in Novorossiysk stopped work due to attacks by Ukrainian drones — Meduza
- Russia's largest Black Sea oil port halted after drone attack — The Moscow Times
- Oil terminal 'Sheshkharis' suspended operations after drone attack — ЭХО / Новости