Novorossiysk's Sheskharis terminal halts oil loading after drone attack
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Novorossiysk's Sheskharis oil terminal suspended crude intake and loading on August 14 after a drone attack. A tanker that was due to load turned away to open sea because of a threat of another strike, leaving the terminal's storage tanks full. The terminal handles Kazakh KEBCO crude as well as Russian Urals and Siberian Light.
Key Facts
- The Sheskharis terminal in Novorossiysk suspended crude intake and loading on August 14 after a drone attack.
- A tanker that was due to load turned away to open sea on the morning of August 14 because of a threat of another attack, leaving the terminal's storage tanks full.
- The terminal has capacity to handle about 700,000 barrels per day and moves Russian Urals, Siberian Light and Kazakh KEBCO grades.
- Total crude shipments through Novorossiysk were about 800,000 barrels per day in July, down from close to 1 million barrels per day in June.
- Sheskharis is a separate facility from the nearby Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal.
Attack and Loading Halt
A tanker set to load on the morning of August 14 turned around and moved to open sea because of the threat of another attack. The terminal then stopped loading and receiving crude, and its storage tanks were full. No date for restart or estimate of losses for Kazakh crude exports was given.
Crude Grades and Capacity
Sheskharis can handle about 700,000 barrels of oil per day. It ships Russian Urals and Siberian Light grades as well as Kazakh KEBCO. Total shipments through Novorossiysk approached one million barrels per day in June, or 4.3 million tonnes for the month, and averaged about 800,000 barrels per day in July. Sheskharis is a separate facility from the nearby Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal.
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Novorossiysk's Sheskharis terminal halts oil loading after drone attack
