Russia’s Refined Fuel Shipments Edge Down as Diesel Flows Shrink

  • Fuel flows drop 4.5% on four-week average basis to Dec. 8
  • No gasoline cargoes have been observed so far this month

Oil storage tanks in Tuapse, Russia.

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Russia’s oil-product exports eased slightly last week on smaller diesel flows, after rebounding in November as more refining units returnedBloomberg Terminal from seasonal maintenance.

Four-week average flows of petroleum products totaled 2.25 million barrels a day in the week through Dec. 8, according to data compiled by Bloomberg from analytics firm Vortexa Ltd. That’s 4.5% below the previous week’s level.