Russia Baltic Urals exports seen up in early July

MOSCOW: Russia is expected to increase Urals crude exports from its Baltic ports in the first four days of July, traders said on Saturday, citing preliminary loading plans.

Loadings from Primorsk, Russia's largest port, are expected at 1 million tonnes on July 1-4, up from 900,000 tonnes in the same period of this month, they said.

Urals exports from the newly built port of Ust-Luga are seen at 300,000 tonnes, up from 200,000 tonnes.

Shipments from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk are expected to decrease to 520,000 tonnes from July 1-5, from 660,000 tonnes from June 1-5.