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Russia’s Primorskyi oil terminal loses at least 40% of tank capacity after drone attacks, Reuters
At least eight tanks with a capacity of 50,000 cubic meters each were damaged in a port on the Baltic Sea coast.
Sweden Detains Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Baltic Sea
On Friday, April 3, the Swedish Coast Guard detained a sanctioned tanker suspected of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea.
Towing operation for damaged Russian gas tanker fails in Mediterranean Sea
A Russian gas tanker under sanctions, hit by drones in the Mediterranean Sea, could not be towed to the coast of Libya.
Trump threatened to stop arms supplies to Ukraine if Europe does not join the Hormuz coalition
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off arms supplies to Ukraine if Europe does not help unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
Rosneft’s net profit fell by 73%
Russia’s largest oil producer said its net profit for 2025 fell 73% to 293 billion rubles ($3.6 billion).
Syria to turn former Russian naval base into army training center
Key facilities on the Mediterranean coast will be integrated into the Syrian military training system after the reduction of the Russian presence.
Russian tanker unloads oil in Cuba after three-month pause
This is the first major delivery since the US restrictions imposed by the Donald Trump administration.
US Treasury lifts sanctions against three Russian vessels: one of them was involved in grain theft
The US Treasury Department has removed three civilian vessels flying the Russian flag from the sanctions lists.
Georgia’s only refinery refuses Russian oil, fearing EU sanctions
Georgia’s only oil refinery, located in the port of Kulevi, is refusing Russian oil, fearing EU sanctions.
Footage of a Russian gas tanker sunk in the Mediterranean Sea has appeared online (video)
Footage of the damaged Russian gas tanker Arctic Metagaz has been posted online. It was hit by a drone off the coast of Libya.
