oil

Britain introduced sanctions against another 11 vessels carrying Russian oil
Great Britain added 11 more vessels to the sanctions list, which were involved in the transportation of oil or oil products from the Russian Federation.

The EU and Britain will strengthen inspections of the Russian oil fleet
Great Britain and several countries of the European Union may begin increased inspections of vessels of Russia’s “shadow fleet”.

India became the leader in the import of Russian oil by sea
India imported the largest volumes of Russian crude oil by sea from ports on the Baltic and Black seas.

Russia’s income from oil exports fell during four months
Russia began to receive less money from oil exports — income fell to a minimum since February against the background of slightly lower volumes of supplies.

Greek shipowners are the largest carriers of oil from Russia
In May 2024, tankers owned by Greek shipowners transported more from the Baltic Sea than tankers from any other country.

Denmark wants to oppose the export of Russian oil subject to sanctions
Denmark has started negotiations with other countries to stop the transportation of sanctioned Russian oil by tankers through the Baltic Sea.

Poland will help detect tankers of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea
Poland will help allies detect tankers of the so-called “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea.

Ukraine is exporting sunflower oil for the first time as part of the Grain from Ukraine initiative
As part of the humanitarian food initiative Grain from Ukraine, about 2.5 thousand tons of oil were sent to African countries.

What could be the new sanctions policy of the EU and the USA against Russia
Since the new sanctions packages of our allies will be announced in a few days, let’s conduct an experiment. When they are made public, we will compare them with the vision of the monitoring group of the “Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies”.

The Russian Federation exports about 15 million tons of oil by sea every month
The monthly export of Russian oil and oil products from the Black and Baltic Seas is more than 20 million tons or 146 million barrels.