Russia is afraid of Ukrainian drones and wants to stop gas exports from the Black Sea port

The Russian Black Sea port of Taman is ready to suspend exports of explosive liquefied petroleum gas. Russia fears that the port will be attacked by Ukrainian drones.

According to Reuters, railway operators in Russia and Kazakhstan have already announced plans to restrict cargo transportation to Taman, which accounts for about 7.5% of Russia's total LNG exports.

Three sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters that Taman will suspend operations with LPG, also known as propane and butane, due to the fuel's explosive nature. All the sources spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.

The sources did not specify when the port would stop handling LPG, saying that existing stocks would be shipped first. Concerns about drone attacks on Russian infrastructure are the latest example of how the conflict in Ukraine is affecting energy supplies and how they depend on security in the Black Sea, through which Russia supplies fuel to global markets.

Liquefied petroleum gas is mainly used as a fuel for cars, heating and for the production of other petrochemicals. Two sources said that LNG operations at the Taman transshipment complex with a capacity of 20 million tonnes of cargo per year will be mothballed indefinitely.

As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, Russia made a mistake in its assessment of the situation on the gas market. The price turned out to be several times lower than predicted in Russia.

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