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Add as preferred source on GoogleRussian diesel exports fell 6% in August due to drone strikes affecting production. Novorossiisk exports dropped, while Primorsk saw an increase.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's seaborne diesel and gasoil exports fell 6% on the month in August to about 3.1 million metric tons as damage from Ukrainian drone strikes hit production, data from market sources and LSEG showed.
Last month Ukraine intensified drone attacks on Russian oil facilities, targeting major refineries and oil depots mainly in southern and central Russia daily ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As a result, at least 17% of Russia's oil processing capacity, or 1.1 million barrels per day, was shut down in August, according to Reuters' calculations.
Diesel and gasoil loadings from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk fell last month by around 12% from July to 0.83 million tons, shipping data showed.
However, diesel exports via the Russian Baltic port of Primorsk, the country's biggest outlet for exports of ultra low-sulphur diesel (ULSD), rose in August 5.4% month-on-month to 1.33 million tons, as main fuel suppliers completed planned maintenance.
Turkey and Brazil remained the biggest importers of Russian diesel and gasoil last month, with Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal among the other main importers, according to LSEG data.
(Reporting by Reuters in Moscow. Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
Russian seaborne diesel and gasoil exports fell 6% in August to about 3.1 million metric tons.
The decline was attributed to damage from Ukrainian drone strikes, which resulted in at least 17% of Russia's oil processing capacity being shut down.
Diesel and gasoil loadings from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk fell by around 12% from July to 0.83 million tons.
Exports via the Baltic port of Primorsk rose by 5.4% month-on-month to 1.33 million tons in August.
Turkey and Brazil were the biggest importers, with Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal also among the main importers.
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