Transportation
Russian seaborne diesel exports fell in August, data shows
Data from LSEG and market sources showed that Russia's seaborne gasoil and diesel exports dropped 6% in August compared to the previous month, as drone strikes from Ukraine affected production. Ukraine intensified its drone attacks against Russian oil facilities last month, targeting major refineries in the south and central Russia on a daily basis. This was done ahead of a scheduled meeting between U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. According to calculations, this led to the shutdown of at least 17%, or 1.1m barrels per day in Russia's oil-processing capacity. Shipping data revealed that the amount of...