Sanctions
Russian Urals oil prices drop to $16 per barrel
Due to US sanctions, the price of Russian Urals oil has fallen below $60, and sellers are forced to provide significant discounts.
Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet
Ukraine has imposed sanctions against the Russian “shadow fleet”.
US sanctions make it difficult for Russia to ship premium oil from Sakhalin
The sanctions imposed by the United States have not stopped Russian oil exports, but they have already led to serious logistical problems in Russia.
Russia has purchased a third of tankers for the “shadow fleet” from the US and EU after 2022
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, about 230 tankers from Western companies have joined the Russian “shadow fleet.”
Germany has increased imports of Russian LNG through European ports sixfold
Last year, German energy company Sefe bought 58 LNG cargoes through the French port of Dunkirk.
EU prepares new sanctions: Russian aluminum and over 70 ships may be banned
The European Union is considering a new package of sanctions that includes a gradual ban on imports of Russian aluminum and other restrictions.
China and India have stopped purchasing Russian oil due to sanctions
Russian oil trade with China and India halted as sanctions push up shipping costs.
Shipowners of sanctioned fleet trying to meet with Trump administration, media reports
A representative of the 2Rivers company (formerly Coral), which is considered one of the key players in the activities of the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation, is seeking meetings with the administration of the new US president.
Over 100 Russian tankers will lose their Panamanian and Barbados flags
Panama and Barbados will strip more than a hundred tankers of Russia’s shadow fleet of their flags.
Chinese ship failed to deliver modules for Russian Arktik LNG-2
The Chinese vessel Wei Xiao Tian Tian Si failed to deliver two large modules intended for the third stage of the Arctic LNG-2 gas project.
