Russia's Tuapse port and oil refinery shut down after drone attacks, Reuters reports

Ukrainska Pravda, Alona Mazurenko — 5 November, 15:03

The attack on the Tuapse refinery on the night of 31 October-1 November. Photo: Russian social media channels

Russian fuel exports through the Black Sea port of Tuapse have been suspended and a local oil refinery has halted operations following two Ukrainian drone strikes on 2 November.

Source: Reuters, citing two industry sources and LSEG ship tracking data

Details: The Rosneft-owned refinery, which exports most of its output, stopped work the day after the attack due to damage to the port's infrastructure.

Before the attack, Tuapse had been expected to increase its fuel exports in November.

LSEG data shows that three tankers were in the port during the attack, loading naphtha, diesel and fuel oil.

Quote: "As of Wednesday, all the vessels were moved away from the berths and anchored near the port, the data showed."

Details: The Tuapse refinery, which focuses on exports, has a capacity of 240,000 barrels of oil per day. It produces naphtha, fuel oil, vacuum gasoil and high-sulphur diesel, most of which is exported to China, Malaysia, Singapore and Türkiye.

Background:

On the night of 1-2 November, a fire broke out at the Russian port of Tuapse after a drone attack.
A source told Ukrainska Pravda that the Alpha special forces unit of the Security Service of Ukraine, together with the defence forces, had carried out the drone attack on an oil terminal at Tuapse, hitting a tanker and port infrastructure.
Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said the drone strike on Tuapse's oil terminal will have long-term consequences for Russia.

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