Rosneft has started crude exports from its Sever Bay terminal in Northern Siberia, opening a new maritime outlet for the Vostok Oil Project, Kpler said in a Thursday note.
The terminal serves as the main export outlet for Vostok Oil, giving Rosneft direct maritime access to reserves across the Taymyr Peninsula and Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Kpler's vessel-tracking data showed a sanctioned Panamax tanker completed the first loading over the weekend, carrying about 470,000 barrels of crude.
The tanker's automatic identification system listed Sweden as its initial destination, a route that typically leads through the Mediterranean and toward markets east of the Suez Canal.
A second Aframax tanker had berthed at Sever Bay and planned to start loading Tuesday, Kpler said.
The terminal's cargoes combine crude grades from Payakha and Vankor, providing the initial feedstock for exports from the new facility, the note said, citing market sources.
Rosneft aims to raise Vostok Oil shipments to 30 million metric tons per annum in the second half of 2027 and reach 50 Mtpa by 2030.
The project forms a key part of Russia's Arctic energy strategy, targeting northern reserves, greater use of the Northern Sea Route and expanded crude sales to Far East and Asian markets, Kpler said.