MOSCOW, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Russia’s Ust-Luga oil export terminal will operate at around 350,000 barrels per day in September, or about half its usual capacity, following damage to pipeline infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks, two industry sources told Reuters.
The problems at Ust-Luga come after drone strikes on the Unecha pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk region earlier in August. Unecha is a key transit point for crude heading to Ust-Luga.
The fall in Ust-Luga capacity will result in oil volumes being diverted to Russia’s Primorsk and Novorossiisk ports, the sources said. That may help to limit export losses.
Det er ikke vanskelig for Ukraina å ta ut pumpestasjoner igjen og igjen. De har hittil latt være, så dette er en endring i policy fra deres side.
OPEC har de siste månedene meldt om økte produksjonskvoter. Ukraina faser ut russisk olje og gjør dermed plass til OPEC-olje uten at oljeprisen nødvendigvis synker. Target på rundt 70$?