Tankers
Russia has set a record for transporting oil through the Arctic
Russia transported a record amount of oil through the Northern Sea Route — at least 10.7 million barrels. This year, Russia transported record volumes of oil through the Northern Sea Route (“Sevmorput”), and this indicator may grow even more, Bloomberg reports. According to the publication, at least 15 tankers transported about 10.7 million barrels of…
In August, 1 billion euros worth of Russian oil was transferred from ship to ship in EU waters
In August of this year, transshipment of Russian oil from ship to ship (STS) worth 1 billion euros was carried out in EU waters. Approximately 73% of these shipments were carried out by tankers insured under G7+, said Anatoliy Amelin, co-founder and director of economic programs of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future. According to…
The US Ministry of Finance has imposed sanctions against Russian LNG tankers
The new sanctions are part of measures aimed at nearly 400 legal entities and individuals for supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Under-sanctioned Russian tankers resumed work
Half a million tons of Russian oil are headed to buyers on vessels that are under sanctions of the Western coalition.
Israel imposed sanctions against 18 Iranian tankers: some of them were transporting Russian oil
For the first time, Israel applied sanctions against the Iranian tanker fleet – 18 vessels with a total deadweight of almost 1.9 million tons were included in the sanctions list.
India has increased its import of Russian oil by 1000% since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Currently, crude oil imports to India depend on the Russian Federation for 40% — the country will import 1,000% more Russian oil than in 2021.
The West imposed sanctions against only 9% of tankers carrying Russian oil
The United States and Great Britain have so far sanctioned only 9% of vessels carrying Russian oil.
More than 20 “shadow fleet” tankers are registered in Moldova
At least 20 tankers engaged in illegal transportation of Russian oil and oil products are registered in Moldova.
A Russian tanker was spotted near the Norwegian gas pipeline
The Russian tanker “Vladimir Rusanov” has been sailing along the western coast of Norway, where the gas pipeline is located, for the past week.
The Russian Federation bought dozens of tankers through front companies in the UAE
The Kremlin is trying to circumvent sanctions against the export of Russian energy carriers thanks to shell companies registered in the UAE.
