Russia, Oil Tankers

Russia oil sanctions create different winners at different times
The crude oil market is adapting quickly to the new sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet of tankers, albeit by creating both short- and medium-term winners and losers.
Oil Tankers U-Turn and Buyers Go Elsewhere as Russia Sanctions Bite
On Jan. 10 the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 161 tankers and traders involved in about 2,000 shipments since the invasion began. It also acted against Moscow-based ship insurers and two companies — Surgutneftgas and Gazpromneft — which in the first 10 months of last year accounted for almost 30% of Russia’s oil exports.
Russia defies US sanctions, sends sanctioned oil tankers to India
Russia has continued to send cargoes of crude oil to India on tankers that have been sanctioned by the US, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Sanctions tighten grip on Russian oil, pushing China and India away
As reported by Reuters, these sanctions have already had tangible effects. The main recipients of Russian oil, China and India, have suspended purchases from Russia because the de
Russia Set to Test New Delhi’s Nerve by Sending Sanctioned Oil and Tankers to India
Russia is sending cargoes of sanctioned oil to India on tankers that have been blacklisted by the US Treasury — setting up an acid test of Moscow's ability to get around aggressive measures imposed by Washington earlier this month.
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Russia’s Oil Production Slipped 2.8%, Gas Output Rose 7.6% in 2024
Russia pumped 2.8% lower volumes of crude oil and condensate in 2024 from a year earlier, while its natural gas production ...
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Russia's February oil exports from its western ports drop by 8% due to sanctions
Russia’s crude oil exports from its western ports are expected to decline by 8% in February compared to January's plan, as ...
Asia Grabs Europe’s Oil After Russia Sanctions Redraw Trading
Millions of barrels of oil that would normally be preserve of oil refineries in Europe are instead heading to Asia as US ...
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Russia's Shadow Fleet Under Scrutiny After Baltic Sea Incidents
Multiple undersea cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea have been damaged in recent months, raising suspicions of sabotage.
Russia's Feb oil exports from western ports seen down 8% m/m as sanctions bite
Russia's crude oil exports from its western ports in February are set to fall by 8% versus January's plan as Moscow increases ...
Russia Oil Trade to China, India Stalls as Sanctions Drive up Shipping Costs
In China, newly sanctioned tankers face delays offloading oil despite meeting waiver requirements. Three of them discharged ...
Trump’s Russia sanctions might be what finally works
Just one week into his presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted at his approach to U.S. sanctions on Russia. First, ...
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Ratcheting up sanctions on Russian oil may be the key to Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine
"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.
EU prolongs its Russia sanctions for 6 months after Hungary lifts its objections
The sanctions target trade, finance, energy, technology, industry, transport and luxury goods and include a ban on seaborne ...
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Russia focuses on seizing Ukraine’s Pokrovsk amid reports of heavy losses
Russia concentrates on Donetsk hoping for a decisive breakthrough, as Ukraine claims Moscow has lost almost 835,000 men.