Russia
In three years, Spain has almost completely abandoned Russian gas
The country is gradually abandoning its energy dependence on Russia, increasing supplies from the USA, Nigeria and Angola.
Russian oil companies’ profits have collapsed
The main reasons were the decline in world oil prices and the strengthening of the ruble.
Russians scrapped ship that stole grain
The “Kapitan Mironov” vessel (IMO:9077563), which stole grain from ports in the temporarily occupied territories, was sent for scrapping to Turkey. This was reported by Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the Peacemaker Center. According to her, the dry cargo ship Kapitan Mironov, built in 1995, was scrapped in the Turkish port…
Lithuania calls on EU to seize Russian assets and tighten sanctions against Rosneft and shadow fleet
The country is proposing several legal mechanisms to launch this process and considers further delay unacceptable.
Germany and France have called for secondary sanctions against companies supporting Russia
Berlin and Paris are calling for tougher restrictions to cut off Moscow’s access to financing the war through third-party intermediaries.
Exxon Mobil may return to Russian oil and gas project Sakhalin-1, — WSJ
The American oil giant Exxon Mobil, which withdrew from the Russian market in 2022, is considering a return.
Russia is increasing oil exports to compensate for the strikes on a number of its refineries
In August, Russia decided to increase crude oil shipments through Western ports. This was a forced step after attacks by Ukrainian drones.
Russian-flagged ship carrying stolen Ukrainian wheat heads to Turkish port
The Irkutsk vessel (IMO:9419084) loaded over 7,200 tons of Ukrainian grain in temporarily occupied Berdyansk.
India Cuts Russian Oil Purchases Under US Pressure — Bloomberg
India’s largest refiners, including Reliance Industries, plan to cut Russian oil imports by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day.
Ukraine has disabled 17% of Russian refineries, — Reuters
Ukrainian drone attacks have paralyzed part of Russia’s oil refining, causing disruptions to gasoline in the regions.
