REFINING: Saratov Refinery Halt Could be Until Month End

Nov-14 14:40

Russia's 140kb/d Saratov oil refinery stopped primary oil processing on November 11 following Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters sources said.

  • The facility has been attacked four times this autumn including strikes on Nov. 3, overnight Nov. 10-11 and again on Nov. 14.
  • The crude distillation unit, CDU-6 could be damaged by the strikes, and the facility could be halted until the end of the month, the sources added.
  • In 2024, the refinery processed 5.8m tons of oil, around 2.2% of Russia's total and produced 1.9m tons of diesel, 1.2m tons of gasoline and 1m tons of fuel oil.

Historical bullets

OPTIONS: Expiries for Oct16 NY cut 1000ET (Source DTCC)

Oct-15 14:35
  • EUR/USD: $1.1500-20(E1.5bln), $1.1580-00(E4.0bln), $1.1650-55(E783mln), $1.1700-05(E1.2bln), $1.1735-40(E837mln)
  • USD/JPY: Y150.50($729mln), Y151.00($511mln), Y152.00($728mln)
  • AUD/USD: $0.6500-20(A$598mln)
  • USD/CAD: C$1.3975($946mln)

CRYPTO: Bitcoin Upside Call Spread

Oct-15 14:28
  • BTC (26th Dec) 135k/150k Call Spread, bought for 1575 in 300.

Note that the reports on Bitcoin Option have been downside protection of late.

SCHATZ: Large Block Trade

Oct-15 14:21

Block trade in Schatz, suggest Buyer:

  • DUZ5 10.8k at 107.19.