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Russia Cuts Seaborne Crude Flows to Three-Month Low Before OPEC+
Russia cut back its seaborne crude exports to the lowest since August before a meeting of OPEC+ oil minsters this weekend when compliance with production cuts will be in sharp focus. The move came after shipments surged in October. About 2.7 million barrels a day of crude was shipped from Russian ports in the week to Nov. 19, tanker-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg show. That was down by 580,000 barrels a day from the revised figure for the period to Nov. 12, the biggest week-on-week drop in more than four months. Moscow said in early August that it would prolong export restrictions at a reduced rate of 300,000 ... (full story)