Turkish terminal refused to accept Russian oil

The GTS terminal manager has already warned customers about the decision. The company called the restriction an “additional measure” to the sanctions in force against RUSSIA.

The Dortyol oil terminal, located in Hatay province in southern Turkey, will no longer accept Russianoil against the backdrop of Western sanctions against Russia. This was reported by REUTERS with reference to a statement by Global Terminal Services (GTS), which manages the terminal.

“GTS decided to cut off all possible ties with Russian oil and at the end of February 2024 informed its customers that […] it will not accept any product of Russian origin or any products loaded at Russian ports,” GTS told Reuters.

The company called this decision “an additional measure to the current sanctions rules.” GTS emphasized that the restriction will apply even if transactions with goods from Russia do not violate any laws, regulations or sanctions .

The last tanker to unload at Dortyol arrived on February 19, delivering 511 thousand barrels. diesel fuel from the Russian Baltic port of Primorsk. GTS assured that it will continue to accept Russian cargo, the delivery of which was announced before the ban was introduced.

Turkey has become one of the largest importers of Russian oil and fuel after Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia due to the start of a military operation in Ukraine , Reuters notes. In 2023, 11.74 million barrels were delivered to the Dortyol terminal. Russian crude oil and fuel, the agency writes, citing data from the analytical firm Kpler.

Overall, Turkish imports of Russian oil and petroleum products in 2023 were approximately seven times the total volume that Turkey received from all sources in 2021. Exports from the terminal also increased almost fivefold, to 24.7 million barrels. Oil from the terminal went to the Greek ports of Corinth, Elefsis and Thessaloniki, as well as to the centers of trade, refining and storage of oil in North-Western Europe - Rotterdam and Antwerp.

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At the end of January, the Financial Times reported that most of the Russian oil and petroleum products arriving by sea at the Dortyol terminal were then sent to Europe, despite sanctions. US senators Marco Rubio and Maggie Hassan said that "disguised Russian oil" refined into fuel at a plant in Greece ended up on US warships .

Global Terminal Services said it acts as an "independent storage terminal." The company stressed that it cannot track the final destinations of oil moving through its facilities.