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Posted on September 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Primorsk oil port resumes partial operations after drone strikes, with reduced capacity and loading delays. Transneft has not commented.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, a major outlet for Russian oil exports, partially resumed operations on Saturday following disruptions and damage caused by Ukrainian drone strikes, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Primorsk, which is capable of loading some 1 million barrels of oil per day, is expected to operate at a lower capacity due to the damage, the sources said. They added that the loading schedule is expected to be delayed by several days.
Just a couple of vessels loaded oil over the weekend, the sources said, and it was not clear if all the berths were operational.
Pipeline operator Transneft, which manages the port, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The tankers hit during the attack on Friday, the Kusto and Cai Yun, remain at anchor near the port, according to LSEG data.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Jan Harvey)
The disruption at Primorsk oil port was caused by Ukrainian drone strikes that resulted in damage to the facility.
Primorsk oil port is capable of loading approximately 1 million barrels of oil per day, although it is expected to operate at a lower capacity due to the recent damage.
Only a couple of vessels managed to load oil over the weekend, and it remains unclear if all berths at the port are operational.
The tankers that were hit during the drone attack, named Kusto and Cai Yun, are currently anchored near the port.
Transneft, the pipeline operator managing the port, did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
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