Russia’s Crude Flows Surge to the Highest in More Than Two Years
Shipments have been boosted by rising production and Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries
Russia shipped 3.74 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to Oct. 12, 2025, the most since June 2023.
Photographer: Sara Sjolin/Bloomberg
Russia’s seaborne crude shipments rose to a 28-month high in the past four weeks, amid rising production and Ukrainian attacks on refineries that are forcing the diversion of supplies to export terminals.
Four-week average shipments from the country’s ports were 3.74 million barrels a day to Oct. 12, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, the highest since June 2023. The average provides a clearer picture of underlying trends than more volatile weekly figures.