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7 September 2026

Vostok Oil starts flowing from new Arctic terminal

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Vostok Oil starts flowing from new Arctic terminal

Russia has started shipping crude from the giant Vostok Oil development through the newly built Bukhta Sever terminal on the Taimyr Peninsula, opening what Moscow intends to become one of the Arctic’s largest oil export gateways. President Vladimir Putin gave the order by video link over the weekend to begin loading the first cargo aboard …

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