Ukrainian attacks change the balance of Russian crude and products exports
- Russia exported just 1.2m bpd of clean products in September, the lowest monthly average in a decade, according to Vortexa data
- Russia exported 5.4m bpd of crude in September, the highest monthly average in a decade
- As Ukraine’s attacks curtail Russian refining, the degree that Russian crude exports exceed products exports has reached a new peak
Less Russian diesel is reaching the seaborne market as Ukraine intensifies its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Buyers of Russian diesel are sourcing elsewhere, affecting product tanker tonne-mile demand
