Reuters: Ust-Luga Terminal Halves Capacity After Drone Strikes on Pipeline

The Russian maritime export terminal Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region is expected to operate at about half of its usual capacity in September.

Reuters reported on this, citing its sources.

It is stated that oil export volumes next month would be around 350,000 barrels per day – approximately half of its capacity.

The decrease is related to damage to pipeline infrastructure caused by recent attacks from Ukrainian drones.

This situation could complicate Russian oil exports and lead to supply disruptions.

Problems at Ust-Luga began after strikes on the Unecha oil pumping station in the Bryansk region earlier this month.

This station is a key transit hub for oil flowing to Ust-Luga, which is a major logistical hub for Russia in the Baltic Sea, actively used for exporting energy resources.

The drone strikes also affected pumping of the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies oil to Belarus, Slovakia, and Hungary.

The reduction in capacity at Ust-Luga will lead to the rerouting of oil volumes to other Russian ports – Primorsk and Novorossiysk.

Recently, strike drones attacked one of the largest gas processing plants in Europe – Russia’s Gazprom Ust-Luga.