Shipowners in the Mediterranean were pessimistic that a traditionally strong fourth quarter will underdeliver in terms of volumes, due to the impending closure of Tuapse refinery in Russia for a large part of the fourth quarter. The predominantly export-oriented 240,000 b/d Rosneft-owned Tuapse refinery — located on the Black Sea coast in southern Russia — …
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