MOSCOW: Russian gas oil and fuel oil exports rose 9.9 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, in January from the month before, while shipments of gasoline fell slightly by 0.2 percent, Energy Ministry data and Reuters calculations showed.
Russian domestic supplies of gasoline and gas oil were down in January by 2.4 percent and 19.7 percent respectively, while local supplies of fuel oil fell 8.2 percent due to low demand.
Kirishi refinery in northwest Russia, owned by Surgutneftegaz, increased its gasoline and gas oil exports by 42.7 percent and 32.4 percent respectively in January, after unplanned maintenance at the hydro-cracking complex.
Rosneft's Tuapse refinery restored in January its refinery runs after a leak on a major pipeline delivering oil to the Black Sea port of Tuapse in December.
Its gas oil and fuel export supplies rose in January by 35.1 percent and 47.0 percent respectively month-on-month.
Ufaneftekhim, owned by Bashneft, increased its gas oil exports in January by 113.3 percent to 273,344 tonnes after unplanned maintenance on hydro-treater in December.
Perm refinery, owned by Lukoil, increased its processing in January by 9.8 percent from the previous month after an accident at a crude distillation unit (CDU) in December.
Its gas oil export shipments were up in January by 47.1 percent to 257,361 tonnes.
Russia's exports of ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) from the Baltic port of Primorsk in January rose sharply by 44 percent from the previous month to a record high of 1.312 million tonnes due to the recent conversion of a crude oil pipeline to diesel.
Compared with a year ago, Russian gasoline exports in January fell 22.3 percent, while domestic shipments were up 10.2 percent. Total gasoline output rose 6.8 percent to 3.581 million tonnes compared with 3.353 million tonnes in the same period last year.
Gas-oil exports increased by 8.4 percent, while local supplies rose 0.4 percent. Total production of gas-oil was up in January by 1.6 percent year-on-year to 6.801 million tonnes.
Exports of fuel were down by 3.0 percent, while local supplies increased by 4.3 percent on a yearly basis. Fuel oil output was down 1.6 percent compared to a year ago.
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