Sanctions

Maersk denies the russian origin of cargo on one of the company’s tankers
The ship, which was not allowed to enter the port of Spain with presumably russian cargo, is looking for a new destination.

Bloomberg: russian federation did not find a loophole that would allow bypassing the “ceiling of prices” for oil
Currently, russia cannot find options to circumvent the limit prices for petroleum products introduced by international partners.

The russians are “renaming” sanctioned vessels
The russians are trying to hide the real names of the sanctioned vessels in order to circumvent the restrictions.

The EU removed price restrictions on some russian oil products
The European Union removed some russian oil products from under the “price ceiling” on Tuesday, February 7.

The embargo on russian oil and oil products has entered into force
On February 5, sanctions on the import of russian oil products to the EU began to apply.

Oil from russian federation enters Asia through Spain
Oil from russian federation is delivered to Asia in transit through the Spanish region of Ceuta (the northern coast of Africa), which makes it possible to reduce the cost of delivery, bypass sanctions and simplify logistics.

Russian shipbuilding companies got under US sanctions
The US Treasury has updated the list of individuals and legal entities from russia subject to sanctions.

Zelenskyy provided sanctions against Novinskyi, the owner of Smart Maritime Group
By decree of January 24, the President of Ukraine imposed sanctions against 10 people. Among them is oligarch and businessman Vadym Novinskyi.

Russia loses $ 40 on every barrel of oil – Borrel
Due to the price limit for russian oil, russian federation loses $ 40 on each barrel of raw materials.

Singapore blends Rosneft for further re-export
In late 2022, russia increased oil exports to Singapore, where russian raw is blended with other grades and then re-exported.