Russia’s Fuel Exports Rise by 10% in September

Russian petroleum product exports jumped by 10% in the first half of September compared to August as diesel and fuel oil shipments recovered from last month’s multi-month lows, data from analytics firm Vortexa compiled by Bloomberg showed on Friday. Refining rates in early September improved from August and so did exports of diesel and fuel oil. Russia’s total exports of refined oil products by sea averaged about 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) between September 1 and 15, according to the data compiled by Bloomberg. This average volume…