Published: · Region: Russia – Black Sea and Baltic ports · Category: Forecast

Russian Refined Product Exports Face Immediate Loading Disruptions After Perm and Novoshakhtinsk Strikes

Theater: Russia – Black Sea and Baltic ports
Time horizon: 24h
Published: 2026-09-25
Moderate confidence (68%)
Risk direction: escalatory · Impact: HIGH

Full prediction

Over the next 24 hours, Russian ports and traders connected to the Perm and Novoshakhtinsk refineries are likely to experience schedule adjustments, delays, or quiet cargo cancellations as operators assess damage from Ukrainian drone strikes. Spot diesel and gasoline flows from southern and western Russian ports may be reshuffled from other refineries, temporarily tightening regional supply. This will support European diesel and gasoline cracks and maintain an incremental risk premium on Urals-linked streams, though crude benchmarks will move only modestly unless further facilities are hit. Confirmation would be AIS silence, revised loading programs, or reports of deferred cargoes; denial would be unchanged port schedules and immediate evidence of continued normal throughput from the affected plants.

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