Russia’s largest port resumes oil loadings after Ukrainian missile strikes, says Reuters

The Russian port of Novorossiysk resumed oil loadings on Sunday 16 November after a two-day halt attributable to a Ukrainian missile and drone assault.

Supply: Reuters, citing two sources

Particulars: The port of Novorossiysk quickly suspended oil exports – equal to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of worldwide provides – on Friday 14 November.

Loadings have resumed, the 2 sources advised Reuters on the situation of anonymity.

In response to information from LSEG, two tankers – the Suezmax-class Arlan and the Aframax-class Rodos – are at the moment loading oil on the port's berths.

Two oil berths at Novorossiysk port have been broken within the Ukrainian drone strike, forcing operations to pause on Friday.

The assault on Novorossiysk, Russia's largest Black Sea export hub, was essentially the most damaging Ukrainian assault up to now on the nation's foremost oil export infrastructure within the area.

Background: On 14 November, drones struck port and oil infrastructure in Russia's Novorossiysk, damaging an oil depot, a container terminal, coastal amenities and one vessel.

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