Turkey halts Russian oil imports after Black Sea attacks
Turkey has suspended purchases of Russian oil via the Black Sea following drone strikes on ports.
Consensus
- Turkey suspended purchases of Russian oil through Black Sea ports after drone attacks on Novorossiysk.
- The oil terminal 'Sheskhari' in Novorossiysk stopped operations due to drone attacks.
- In July, oil shipments from Russian Black Sea ports to Turkey dropped by half compared to June.
- In August, Turkey is expected to receive only Kazakh KEBCO crude oil via the Sheskhari terminal.
- Turkey did not purchase any Russian Urals crude oil through the Black Sea in August.
- The reduction in shipments is attributed to increased drone attacks on tankers and ports in the Black Sea.
Points of divergence
- One tanker that was due to load in the port returned to sea out of fear of aerial attack. — tg_dwglavnoe
- Turkey temporarily restricted commercial shipping in the Black Sea in early August. — kommersant
- Turkey's oil imports from Russian ports in July were 900,000 tons, down 300,000 from June. — kommersant
- Turkey did not plan any Urals crude oil deliveries in August, though the situation may change in the second half of the month. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakkan Fidan called on Russia and Ukraine to declare a moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Turkey halved oil purchases from Russia via Black Sea after Ukrainian attacks on Novorossiysk, and oil terminal in... — DW Главное
- Reuters: Turkey reduced oil imports from Russia due to attacks in the Black Sea — Коммерсантъ
- Turkey halts purchases of Russian oil via Black Sea after drone strikes on ports — The Moscow Times