Maritime Export of Russian Crude Oil from Black Sea Ports in May 2026
The Monitoring Group of the BlackSeaNews
and Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews reports on the results of its own monitoring of maritime export of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea and Azov Sea in May 2026.
In May 2026, 58 tankers made 60 voyages, with a total export volume of 7.6 million tonnes.[1].
Importing Countries
Crude oil was delivered to ports in 15 countries. As usual, India was the largest buyer of Russian crude oil with total of 2.8 million tonnes.
1.9 million tonnes were delivered to ports in EU countries — Italy, France, Croatia, Netherlands, Greece, and Romania.
The countries with the largest volumes of imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea can be found in Chart 2.
Flags
Of the 58 vessels carrying Russian crude oil from the Black Sea, 11 operated under the flag of Liberia, 8 under the flag of the Marshall Islands, and 6 under the flags of each Greece, Malta, and Panama.
The distribution by flag state is presented in Chart 3.
Shipowners
More than half of the tankers transporting Russian crude oil were owned by companies registered in Greece.
Further details are provided in Chart 4.
Sanctions
Sanctions have been imposed on 24[2] out of 58 tankers. See Chart 5 for details.
Details of the voyages[3]
|
IMO |
Name |
Departure port |
ATD |
Destination port |
ETA |
|
9270488 |
Novorossiysk |
01.05.2026 |
Ain Sukhna |
12.06.2026 |
|
|
9241683 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
01.05.2026 |
Singapore |
04.06.2026 |
|
|
9960978 |
Taman' |
03.05.2026 |
Jizan |
18.05.2026 |
|
|
9800245 |
Novorossiysk |
03.05.2026 |
Paradip Garh |
26.05.2026 |
|
|
9779379 |
Novorossiysk |
03.05.2026 |
Trieste |
12.05.2026 |
|
|
1035545 |
Novorossiysk |
05.05.2026 |
Augusta |
13.05.2026 |
|
|
9886782 |
Novorossiysk |
05.05.2026 |
Fos-sur-Mer |
15.05.2026 |
|
|
9399480 |
Novorossiysk |
05.05.2026 |
Vadinar |
23.05.2026 |
|
|
9378876 |
Novorossiysk |
07.05.2026 |
Mundra |
27.05.2026 |
|
|
9408190 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
07.05.2026 |
Zhoushan |
23.06.2026 |
|
|
9260043 |
Taman' |
07.05.2026 |
Marmara Ereglisi |
11.05.2026 |
|
|
9346859 |
Taman' |
08.05.2026 |
Singapore |
11.06.2026 |
|
|
9041057 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
08.05.2026 |
Singapore |
04.06.2026 |
|
|
1033808 |
Novorossiysk |
08.05.2026 |
New Mangalore |
02.06.2026 |
|
|
9905344 |
Novorossiysk |
09.05.2026 |
Cochin |
02.06.2026 |
|
|
9257022 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
09.05.2026 |
Chennai (ex Madras) |
03.06.2026 |
|
|
9312872 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
10.05.2026 |
Port Said |
18.05.2026 |
|
|
9273844 |
Novorossiysk |
10.05.2026 |
Rabigh |
04.06.2026 |
|
|
9879997 |
Novorossiysk |
10.05.2026 |
Korfez |
13.05.2026 |
|
|
9311610 |
Novorossiysk |
12.05.2026 |
Visakhapatnam |
11.06.2026 |
|
|
9292589 |
Novorossiysk |
13.05.2026 |
Port Said |
01.06.2026 |
|
|
9312858 |
Taman' |
13.05.2026 |
Rabigh |
26.05.2026 |
|
|
9224439 |
Novorossiysk |
14.05.2026 |
Sika |
14.06.2026 |
|
|
9791145 |
Novorossiysk |
14.05.2026 |
Omisalj |
23.05.2026 |
|
|
9292981 |
Novorossiysk |
15.05.2026 |
Vadinar |
01.07.2026 |
|
|
9853400 |
Novorossiysk |
16.05.2026 |
Sika |
05.06.2026 |
|
|
9597018 |
Novorossiysk |
16.05.2026 |
Cochin |
04.06.2026 |
|
|
9301940 |
Novorossiysk |
17.05.2026 |
Korfez |
24.05.2026 |
|
|
9252955 |
Novorossiysk |
17.05.2026 |
Baniyas |
25.05.2026 |
|
|
9884033 |
Novorossiysk |
18.05.2026 |
Agio Theodoroi |
23.05.2026 |
|
|
9282297 |
Novorossiysk |
18.05.2026 |
Transshipment point to |
25.05.2026 |
|
|
9693082 |
Taman' |
18.05.2026 |
Jeddah |
30.05.2026 |
|
|
9315446 |
Novorossiysk |
18.05.2026 |
Singapore |
30.06.2026 |
|
|
9290323 |
Novorossiysk |
19.05.2026 |
Paradip Garh |
12.06.2026 |
|
|
9388742 |
Novorossiysk |
19.05.2026 |
Sika |
11.06.2026 |
|
|
9432036 |
Novorossiysk |
19.05.2026 |
Karachi |
06.06.2026 |
|
|
9856359 |
Novorossiysk |
19.05.2026 |
Paradip Garh |
11.06.2026 |
|
|
9792187 |
Novorossiysk |
19.05.2026 |
Sika |
06.06.2026 |
|
|
9488011 |
Novorossiysk |
20.05.2026 |
Midia |
24.05.2026 |
|
|
9260043 |
Novorossiysk |
21.05.2026 |
Korfez |
24.05.2026 |
|
|
9753557 |
Novorossiysk |
22.05.2026 |
Santa Panagia |
27.05.2026 |
|
|
9266774 |
Novorossiysk |
22.05.2026 |
Ciwandan |
01.07.2026 |
|
|
9306639 |
Novorossiysk |
24.05.2026 |
Chennai (ex Madras) |
16.06.2026 |
|
|
9378369 |
Taman' |
25.05.2026 |
Yanbu commercial city |
07.06.2026 |
|
|
1052878 |
Novorossiysk |
25.05.2026 |
Trieste |
16.06.2026 |
|
|
9772931 |
Novorossiysk |
26.05.2026 |
Rotterdam |
09.06.2026 |
|
|
9236353 |
Novorossiysk |
26.05.2026 |
Cochin |
15.06.2026 |
|
|
9460576 |
Novorossiysk |
26.05.2026 |
Midia |
29.05.2026 |
|
|
9399507 |
Novorossiysk |
26.05.2026 |
Qinzhou |
24.06.2026 |
|
|
9382712 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
27.05.2026 |
Port Said |
01.06.2026 |
|
|
9286657 |
Novorossiysk |
27.05.2026 |
Vadinar |
17.06.2026 |
|
|
9429015 |
Novorossiysk |
27.05.2026 |
Santa Panagia |
05.06.2026 |
|
|
9187227 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
27.05.2026 |
Singapore |
25.06.2026 |
|
|
9779379 |
Novorossiysk |
28.05.2026 |
Trieste |
05.06.2026 |
|
|
9297888 |
Novorossiysk |
28.05.2026 |
Paradip Garh |
20.06.2026 |
|
|
9787986 |
Novorossiysk |
28.05.2026 |
Qingdao Pt |
29.07.2026 |
|
|
9924326 |
Novorossiysk |
30.05.2026 |
Transshipment point to |
31.05.2026 |
|
|
9249178 |
Novorossiysk |
30.05.2026 |
Sika |
21.06.2026 |
|
|
9693068 |
Russian port in the Black Sea. |
31.05.2026 |
Ain Sukhna |
06.06.2026 |
|
|
9458016 |
Novorossiysk |
31.05.2026 |
Trieste |
08.06.2026 |
[1] Export volumes of crude oil and petroleum products are presented in the charts using the DWT (deadweight) metric. Deadweight refers to a vessel’s total carrying capacity in tons, and includes the combined weight of cargo, fuel, oil, technical and drnking water, passengers with baggage, crew, and provisions. When analyzing shipments of large volumes of crude oil and petroleum products, this convention does not materially affect the results. Even for tankers with a deadweight of 100,000–150,000 tons, the weight of fuel, water, provisions, and a relatively small crew amounts to only a few hundred tons and therefore does not significantly influence the analysis.
[2] The database contains information on sanctions imposed by Ukraine, the EU, the UK, the US and Canada. Sanctions from other countries were not analyzed.
[3] Information in the database is partly limited for unregistered users. If you are not registered, you will not be able to see information about voyages that were completed more than 60 days before the viewing date by clicking on the links.
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This publication was produced with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation's Europe and the World Program. The views expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect those of the International Renaissance Foundation.
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