Sanctions
Russia’s oil export revenues hit lowest level since start of full-scale war
Russia’s oil revenues fell to $11 billion in November, the lowest monthly level since February 2022.
Ukraine follows the EU in tightening sanctions against Russian oil exports
Ukraine will present its own sanctions package against the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation in December.
Another tanker carrying Russian oil attacked in the Black Sea
This time, the tanker Dashan, which was coming from India, was affected.
EU ambassadors agree to expand sanctions against 43 more Russian tankers
EU ambassadors have agreed on new sanctions against Russia. They plan to add 43 more ships of the so-called “shadow fleet” to the sanctions list.
Sanctioned tanker carrying Rosneft cargo reaches China via unusual route, — Bloomberg
The ship delivered a cargo of Russian oil from the sanctioned Rosneft to China via a convoluted route.
The sunken sanctioned tanker is still aground off the coast of Bulgaria
Bulgaria has been unable to send a rescue operation to the Kairos tanker for several days due to bad weather, but there is currently no risk of pollution.
Instead of price caps: EU and G7 may ban sea transportation of Russian oil
The parties are negotiating to replace the cap on the price of Russian oil with a complete ban on its maritime transport.
In Ukraine, customs launched a system for identifying sanctioned vessels
The State Customs Service of Ukraine has developed and implemented specialized software “Sanctions of Sea Vessels”, which allows customs authorities to identify sanctioned vessels.
Romania approves decree allowing it to take control of Lukoil assets
Romania’s coalition government has approved a decree that allows it to take control of the local assets of sanctioned companies, including Russia’s Lukoil.
The European Commission may separately add dozens of Russian tankers to the sanctions list, — Vlasyuk
Ukraine has provided the EU with detailed information on vessels, captains, operators, oil recipients and refineries involved in sanctions circumvention schemes.