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Russian oil exports by Arctic route jump amid world freight crisis, data shows
Disruptions in Suez Canal, Strait of Hormuz and Black Sea make icy route more attractive
Russia's oil exports through its Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2026 have already exceeded last year's by nearly 50 per cent, with some 20 million barrels shipped to Asia from the start of navigation in July to mid-October, traders said and data showed.
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data → jump → October
The NSR links Russia's western ports with Asian markets through icy Arctic waters and is considered a more dangerous and expensive route.
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NSR → link → waters
This year, however, it became more attractive as a result of disruptions to routes in the Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea area, traders said.
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traders → become → Hormuz
Tanker freight rates have soared to record highs as wars with Iran and in Ukraine have stoked inflation and put U.S. crude oil out of reach for Asian refiners, driving them to seek alternatives from the Middle East and Latin America.
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wars → soar → East
This made high tariffs for ships using the NSR, which requires assistance from an icebreaker, less costly compared with the usual route to Asia through the Red Sea, traders said.
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traders → make → Sea
For Russia, which controls the NSR, it represents a secure alternative to European waters, where tankers with its oil have been regularly arrested this year.
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tankers → control → oil
The volume of Russian oil exported through the Arctic route is expected to rise by another five to 10 million barrels by the end of the navigation period, traders' preliminary estimates show.
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estimates → export → period
Russia shipped 13 million barrels during the last navigation season.
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Russia → ship → season
Gazprom Neft, one of Russia's major oil companies, will increase its shipments via the NSR by some 35 per cent this year compared with 2025, its CEO Alexander Dyukov told journalists on Friday in Moscow.
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CEO → increase → Moscow
Russia also supplies significant volumes of liquid natural gas (LNG) to Asia via the NSR as well as other goods.
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Russia → supply → NSR
LNG supply via the NSR is also expected to rise this year after the launch of Arctic LNG shipments.
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supply → expect → shipments
President Vladimir Putin told an economic forum in Vladivostok in September that Russia expects cargo turnover via the NSR to double to 70 million tonnes annually by the end of the decade.
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turnover → tell → decade
Rosneft's giant new oil project in the north of Russia, Vostok Oil, which opened last month, is already contributing to the rising volumes using the NSR.
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which → open → NSR
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