Russian Gas Producer Reroutes Exports Due to Drone Strike

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Russian gas producer Novatek has rerouted approximately 70,000 metric tons of gas condensate to the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk due to a shutdown at its Ust-Luga gas condensate complex, sources told Reuters. The disruption traces back to a drone attack on August 24 that ignited a fire at the Ust-Luga facility, incapacitating all operations, including export loadings. Though partial operations resumed later in August, two of the facility’s three processing units remain offline, restricting its ability to refine condensate into key derivative…