![]() ![]() The United States alone consumes about one-fifth (20.48 mbpd) of the world’s daily oil consumption, followed by China (13.07 mbpd), and India (4.84 mbpd). In 2019, the world consumed 99.7 million barrels of oil per day (mbpd), according to the International Energy Agency. Western sanctions are likely to push up oil prices - resulting in even higher prices at the pump. The exports lost could instead move out of North and South America where oil production is expected to increase and make up for the lost Russian production.Oil prices have surged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. ![]() In addition, the final structure of the oil price cap currently being discussed amongst EU, USA, and their allies could end up restricting exports as well as availability of shipping capacity. The assumption is that Russia will not be able to find new buyers for all the remaining crude oil and oil products previously destined for the EU. Looking forward, both the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast that Russian oil production will reduce by nearly 2 mbpd in 2023 compared to pre-war production, nearly a 20% reduction. However, the volumes have remained 7% lower than in 2019. All in all, average haul for crude tankers is increasing and will increase further once the ban takes effect.ĭespite the coming ban, Russia has exported 10% more via sea in 2022 than in 2021. The EU has found new supply in many locations with the Persian Gulf, West Africa, and East Coast South America standing out. Russia has found new buyers in India and China and each now imports about 25% of Russian seaborne crude oil exports, up from respectively 0% and 15% in the beginning of the year. Suezmaxes have increased their share from 30% to 45% whereas Aframaxes have lost share due to the lower imports from Russia. After peaking at 20% in August, VLCCs now carry about 10% of all crude oil into the EU, double of what they did in the beginning of the year. VLCC and Suezmax ships have increased their share of EU crude oil imports. Aframax ships have lost share, due to the reduction in crude oil export to the EU. In the beginning of the year, they exported approximately 25% of all Russian seaborne crude oil exports but now handle approximately 40% of all exports. ![]() ![]() So far, the shift in buyers of Russian crude oil has benefitted Suezmax ships. So far, buyers in the EU have found new suppliers for about half of its previous Russian crude oil imports but still need to find new suppliers for about 5.5 million tonnes of crude oil per month. With less than two weeks to go before the EU’s ban on Russian crude oil import takes effect, imports from Russia still make up 15-20% of the EU’s seaborne crude oil imports. The figures are slightly higher compared to September and October when Russia to EU seaborne crude oil volumes made up 31% of total Russian seaborne exports and 14% of EU’s seaborne crude oil imports. In the first half of November, Russian seaborne crude oil exports to the EU amount to 3.7 million tonnes, equal to 38% of all Russian seaborne exports and 20% of EU seaborne crude oil imports. It equalled 60% of all Russian seaborne crude oil exports and 30% of the EU’s seaborne crude oil imports. The ban on crude oil will take effect on 5 December and by then the EU must have found new suppliers and Russia must find new buyers.Īt the start of this year, Russia exported 11 million tonnes crude oil by ship to the EU each month. On 8 June 2022, the European Union (EU) decided to impose a ban on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil and oil products. ![]()
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