Russia temporarily halted oil exports from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Friday after what local officials said was a Ukrainian drone strike, industry sources told Reuters.
The suspension covered about 2.2 million barrels per day, roughly 2% of global supply, and pushed international oil prices more than 2% higher.
The strike was one of the largest on Russian energy infrastructure in recent months and follows intensified Ukrainian attacks on refineries and export routes since August. Debris from the drones damaged a docked ship, apartment buildings and an oil depot, injuring three crew members, according to regional authorities.
A container terminal and port equipment also sustained damage, although operators said activity continued.
Pipeline operator Transneft halted flows to Novorossiysk, while the Caspian Pipeline Consortium briefly paused exports at a nearby terminal before resuming operations. Industry sources said two oil berths at the port’s Sheskharis terminal were hit, and the Sierra Leone flagged tanker Arlan was damaged.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv had also launched long-range Neptune cruise missiles at unspecified targets overnight, claiming growing success.
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