Reuters: Russia halts oil exports through Novorossiysk port after drone attack

Russia has halted oil exports from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after a Ukrainian drone attack on the night of November 14. Transneft has paused oil deliveries to the port, according to Reuters, citing two industry sources.

The company declined to comment.

In addition to Novorossiysk, Russia can export oil by sea through Primorsk and Ust-Luga in the Baltic region and through the Pacific port of Kozmino, but it is technically extremely difficult to redirect flows from the main Black Sea hub of Novorossiysk, the agency says.

Russian authorities acknowledge that on the night of November 14, the oil depot and shore facilities at the Sheskharis oil transshipment complex in the port of Novorossiysk were damaged as a result of an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles.

• "Sheskharis is a large transshipment complex and the end point of the Russian Transneft's main oil pipelines on the Black Sea in Novorossiysk. It is designed to receive, store and ship oil and oil products for export by sea. The complex consists of two main production sites (Sheskharis and Grushovaya) with tanks with a total capacity of over 1.3 million cubic meters. It is one of the key infrastructure facilities of the Russian Federation.