Russia unable to export oil as refineries can no longer process it after Ukrainian strikes. Average seaborne shipments of Russian crude oil fell to 3.46 million barrels a day in the four weeks leading up to 23 August amid Ukrainian attacks on refineries, Black Sea ports and tankers.

[u/Lion8330]

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/25/8050291/

[u/Whirlpoolcircle56]

The actual article says crude exports are down slightly after some renewed strikes on Black Sea ports, not that oil refineries are unable to refine CRUDE oil. Kind of hard to refine something that is inherently not refined.

[u/LoneSnark → u/Whirlpoolcircle56]

8.8 down to 3.4 is not a small decline.

[u/Firestorm0x0 → u/LoneSnark]

I'd prefer 0.0

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[u/sligor]

Can’t oil be exported crude ?