The publication learned about the consequences of Ukrainian attacks on Ust-Luga and Primorsk <\/p>\n
Almost half of Russia’s oil exports were “switched off” after Ukraine successfully struck the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk.<\/p>\n
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Reuters.<\/p>\n
Also read: Ust-Luga port on fire: footage of a massive blaze after the Ukrainian attack has emerged<\/strong><\/p>\n Unnamed sources in the oil industry informed the publication that Russian oil companies warned buyers about the threat of declaring force majeure due to the Ukrainian attacks on the ports.<\/p>\n Sources clarified that oil loading at the Ust-Luga port was suspended since Wednesday, March 25.<\/p>\n One of Reuters’ sources added that oil loading at the Ust-Luga terminal may not resume until mid-April.<\/p>\n The port in Primorsk also suffered as a result of the attacks, but according to journalists, on Thursday, March 26, oil and fuel loading was partially resumed there.<\/p>\n According to calculations by Reuters based on market data, at least 40% of Russia’s oil export capacity is idle due to the attacks by Ukrainian drones.<\/p>\n Strikes on Ust-Luga and Primorsk<\/p>\n Recall that on the night of March 25, Ukrainian defenders struck the oil terminal in the port of Ust-Luga with drones. As a result of this attack, a massive fire broke out there.<\/p>\n According to the Security Service of Ukraine, the targets of the Ukrainian forces were oil-loading stands and a tank farm with oil and petroleum products.<\/p>\n Additionally, on March 23, Ukrainian drones struck the oil terminal in the port of Primorsk.<\/p>\n Today, March 27, both ports were attacked again at night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The publication learned about the consequences of Ukrainian attacks on Ust-Luga and Primorsk. Almost half of Russia’s oil exports were “shut down” after Ukraine successfully struck the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-en"],"yoast_head":"\n