Oil
Business is reorienting oil exports to western borders due to risks of attacks on ports
Ukrainian exporters are reorienting the transportation of oil and meal from seaports to western border crossings amid the risks of Russian attacks on port infrastructure.
A record oilseed harvest is predicted in the Black Sea-Danube region
In the 2026/27 season, oilseed production in the Black Sea-Danube region may reach 71.5 million tons, which will be a new record.
India allows Russians to insure tankers for another month
India has temporarily extended the permits of four Russian companies to insure tankers calling at its ports.
Russian tankers indicate Singapore as their destination, which does not import oil from Russia
Tankers carrying Russian oil are increasingly naming Singapore as their official destination, which does not import Russian oil.
EU fleets continue to profit from Russian oil
Despite sanctions, EU shipowners remain key players in Russian oil logistics.
Greek tankers transported over 52 million tons of Russian crude oil in 2025
In total, in 2025, tankers owned by companies from Greece made 447 voyages from Russian ports in the Baltic Sea.
Due to sanctions, Russian oil production fell below OPEC quota, — Foreign Intelligence
Ukrainian foreign intelligence reports a deepening systemic crisis in the Russian oil industry due to sanctions pressure and sales problems.
Oil leak detected in Pivdennyi port due to Russian attacks
As a result of massive Russian attacks on the infrastructure of the port of Pivdennyi in the Odesa region, a leak of vegetable oil was recorded in the water area.
Russian Urals oil prices collapse to $34 per barrel
Russian Urals has fallen to historic lows amid new US sanctions that are making logistics and sales difficult.
Intelligence: 92 tankers of the so-called “shadow fleet” left Russian ports last month
In November, 123 tankers left Russian ports, which is 17 vessels less than in October. Of these, 92 vessels belong to the so-called “shadow fleet”.
