The terminal in Turkey refused to accept Russian oil

Against the background of US sanctions, the Turkish terminal, which previously transshipped oil from the Russian Federation, abandoned this activity.

Turkey’s Mediterranean oil terminal “Dyortyol” will no longer accept imports from the Russian Federation after record volumes last year. This is reported by Reuters.

Terminal operator Global Terminal Services (GTS) told its clients at the end of February that it was severing all possible ties with Russian oil — even in the absence of sanctions violations.

“The company’s new approach is an additional measure to eliminate the consequences of activities beyond its reach and control — despite efforts aimed at compliance with all imposed sanctions,” GTS explained.

Last year, the GTS terminal received 11.74 million barrels of Russian oil and fuel. It became the seventh largest terminal in Turkey in terms of import volume. At the same time, the import of oil and fuel from the Russian Federation in 2023 exceeded the total volume obtained from all sources in 2021 by approximately 7 times.

According to Kpler analysts, exports from the terminal also rose sharply in 2023, increasing almost 5 times compared to 2021 to about 24.7 million barrels.

Previously, USM wrote that the “Dyortyol” terminal could have sent disguised Rosneft to buyers in Europe and, probably, even to the US military.

Also, against the background of sanctions, Turkish companies stopped paying for Russian oil.