Overview
- Russia’s Tuapse port suspended fuel exports and the Rosneft-controlled refinery halted crude processing after the Nov. 2 drone attack, according to industry sources and LSEG data, with the 240,000 barrels‑per‑day plant largely geared to exports to Asia.
- Regional authorities confirmed a fire at the terminal that damaged infrastructure and two foreign‑flagged vessels.
- LSEG ship tracking showed three tankers that had been loading naphtha, diesel and fuel oil were moved off their berths and anchored offshore by Wednesday.
- BBC analysis of NASA satellite imagery reported an oil slick of about 3.6 kilometers extending from the terminal into the Black Sea.
- The Tuapse hit is part of sustained Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities that, alongside sanctions, have contributed to falling gasoline production, a ban on gasoline exports, and consideration of imports from China and Belarus, according to compiled industry reporting.