Russian Oil Flows Show Buyers Shunning Trump’s Push to End Trade
Seaborne four-week crude shipments stable at 16-month high
Russia shipped 3.62 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to Sept. 28.
Photographer: Jeremy Suykur/BloombergRussia’s seaborne crude exports stuck at a 16-month high in the past four weeks, with US President Donald Trump so far failing to convince remaining buyers to ditch Moscow’s oil.
Four-week average shipments from the country’s ports were 3.62 million barrels a day up to Sept. 28, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, matching the highest since May 2024. The average provides a clearer picture of underlying trends than more volatile weekly figures.