Databases
Russian Black Sea Crude Oil Exports in April 2022 - August 2023 and Reasons Behind the Drop
05 September 2023
In April 2023, crude oil exports decreased by 14.2% to 4,822,058 tons, while in May and June 2023, they increased again totaling almost 5 million tons in each. But in July 2023, exports dropped by 27.2% to 3,636,836 tons, and in August 2023, the decline continued, with a further reduction of 12.6% compared to the previous month.
207 tankers exported crude oil and petroleum products from Russian Black Sea ports in August 2023: The database
31 August 2023
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews, based on the results of its own monitoring (see Table 1), presents a database of seaborne exports of crude oil and petroleum products from Russian ports on the Black and Azov Seas in August 2023.
In August 2023, 48 Tankers exported Kazakh Oil from the Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk (Database)
31 August 2023
In August 2023, a total of 48 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, excluding the exports to Bulgaria and Romania. Together they exported a total of about 6.65 million tons of oil, including 3.8 million tons to the EU and 2.8 million tons to other countries.
Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in August 2023 (database)
31 August 2023
In August 2023, 3 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. All of them involved the delivery of oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece. 1 such voyage were made by tanker belonging to company from Greece, 1 – by a shipowner from Indonesia and 1 from UAE. A total of 377,766 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf in violation of the embargo, compared with 222,316 tons in July 2023 and 1,134,445 tons in June 2023.
Violations of the embargo on imports of Russian petroleum products into the EU in August 2023 (database)
31 August 2023
In August 2023, 17 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 3 direct voyages from Russian ports to those of EU countries were made. The remaining 14 voyages included delivery of petroleum products to transshipment points: 11 – in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece, 1 – off the coast of the Greek island of Crete, and 2 – off the coast of Malta.
The grain corridor in the Black Sea in June – July 2023: The final statistics and database
02 August 2023
Long periods, starting from 9 May 2023, when no ships arrived at the ports, were explained not by weather conditions, but solely by the blocking of inspections by Russian JCC inspectors under various pretexts.
220 tankers exported crude oil and petroleum products from Russian Black Sea ports in July 2023: The database
31 July 2023
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews, based on the results of its own monitoring (see Table 1), presents a database of seaborne exports of crude oil and petroleum products from Russian ports on the Black and Azov Seas in July 2023.
In July 2023, 45 Tankers exported Kazakh Oil from the Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk (Database)
31 July 2023
In July 2023, a total of 45 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, excluding the exports to Bulgaria and Romania. Together they exported a total of about 6.3 million tons of oil, including 4.4 million tons to the EU and 1.9 million tons to other countries.
Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in July 2023 (database)
31 July 2023
In July 2023, 2 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. All of them involved the delivery of oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece. 1 such voyage was made by tanker belonging to company from Greece, 1 – by a shipowner from Turkey. A total of 222,316 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf in violation of the embargo, compared with 1,134,445 tons in June 2023 and 1,554,020 tons in May 2023.
Violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports into the EU in July 2023 (database)
31 July 2023
In July 2023, 22 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 5 direct voyages from Russian ports to those of EU countries were made. The remaining 17 voyages included delivery of petroleum products to transshipment points: 14 – in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece, 1 – off the coast of the Greek island of Crete, and 2 – off the coast of Malta.
Violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports into the EU in June 2023 (database)
30 June 2023
In June 2023, 22 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 7 direct voyages with petroleum products from Russian ports to the ports of EU countries were made. The remaining 14 voyages included delivery of petroleum products to transshipment points: 12 – in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece, 2 – off the coast of Malta.
250 tankers exported crude oil and petroleum products from Russian Black Sea ports in June 2023: The database
30 June 2023
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews, based on the results of its own monitoring, presents a database of seaborne exports of crude oil and petroleum products from Russian ports on the Black and Azov Seas in June 2023. In total, in June 2023, 250 tankers exported oil and petroleum products from Russian ports (excluding exports to Bulgaria and Romania). They transported a total of about 15.5 million tons of cargo.
Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in June 2023 (database)
30 June 2023
In June 2023, 9 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. All of them involved the delivery of oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece. 3 such voyages were made by tankers belonging to companies from Turkey, shipowners from Greece and Liberia performed 2 voyages each. Tankers, owned by companies from Latvia and India made 1 voyage each. A total of 1,134,445 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf in violation of the embargo, compared with 1,554,020 tons in May 2023 and 801,594 tons in April 2023.
In June 2023, 47 Tankers exported Kazakh Oil from the Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk (Database)
30 June 2023
In June 2023, a total of 47 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, excluding the exports to Bulgaria and Romania. Together they exported a total of about 6.5 million tons of oil, including 4 million tons to the EU and 2.5 million tons to other countries.
Violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports into the EU in May 2023 (database)
31 May 2023
In May 2023, 22 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 4 direct voyages with petroleum products from Russian ports to the ports of EU countries and 1 to the USA were made. The remaining 17 violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece and Malta.