Transneft' : Kozmino Port shipped 31.8 million tons of oil in 2016

Export of ESPO oil from Kozmino Oil Port in 2016 amounted to 31.8 million tons, which is 1.4 million tons more than in 2015.

The main importers of oil in 2016 were the following: China - 22.2 million tons (69.8%), Japan - 3.9 million tons (12.3%), South Korea - 2.4 million tons (7.5%). Besides, 1.6 million tons (5%) were shipped to Malaysia, 0.6 million tons (1.9%) - to Singapore, 0.4 million tons (1.3%) - to Thailand, 0.3 million tons (1%) - to the USA, 0.2 million tons (0.6%) - to each of the countries: the Philippines and New Zealand.

From the date of commissioning in 2009, the turnover of Transneft - Kozmino Port, LLC doubled. Thus, in 2010 the shipment volume was 15.3 million tons, and in 2016 it makes 31.8 million tons. However, it was declared that it is technically feasible to ship 31.3 million tons of oil through Kozmino Port in 2017. In the aggregate, starting from 2010, more than 155 million tons of oil were exported to Asia-Pacific region countries.