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Friday, June 5, 2026
Satellite Images Capture Sanctioned Russian LNG Carrier’s Rare Early-Season Arctic Transit
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Satellite Images Capture Sanctioned Russian LNG Carrier’s Rare Early-Season Arctic Transit

Satellite imagery has captured the sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas carrier Christophe de Margerie making a rare early-season eastbound voyage along

June 5, 2026
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Putin Clears TotalEnergies Exit From Arctic LNG 2 as Russia’s Sanctioned LNG Project Faces Shipping Hurdles
Energy

Putin Clears TotalEnergies Exit From Arctic LNG 2 as Russia’s Sanctioned LNG Project Faces Shipping Hurdles

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized France’s TotalEnergies to sell its 10% stake in the Arctic LNG 2 project, potentially opening the door to one

June 3, 2026
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Russia Tells France to Free Tanker Captain It Says Was Detained on False Charges
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Russia Tells France to Free Tanker Captain It Says Was Detained on False Charges

Russia is demanding that France release the captain of a tanker detained in France on what it says are false charges, the Russian embassy in Paris saidon

June 3, 2026
Total Views: 1468

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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Russia Ships Most Oil Since 2022 as Drones Strike Refineries

Russia is exporting the most crude since its invasion of Ukraine back in 2022 as Kyiv's record attacks on its neighbor's oil refineries force more barrels into

June 2, 2026
Total Views: 775

Denmark’s Fayard Shipyard Remains Last EU Lifeline for Russia’s Yamal LNG Fleet as Sanctions Clock Ticks Down
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Denmark’s Fayard Shipyard Remains Last EU Lifeline for Russia’s Yamal LNG Fleet as Sanctions Clock Ticks Down

The Danish shipyard Fayard is set to remain a critical service hub for Russia’s Arctic LNG trade through at least one more summer, even as European sanctions

June 2, 2026
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Startups Shore Up Ukraine’s Defenses With Sea Drone Swarms and Robot Trucks
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Startups Shore Up Ukraine’s Defenses With Sea Drone Swarms and Robot Trucks

How to stop Russian drones flying undetected across the Black Sea to attack Ukraine's port city of Odesa? That was the problem facing Ukraine's military that

June 2, 2026
Total Views: 907

Monday, June 1, 2026
Aerial view of the vessel Boracay, off the coast of Saint-Nazaire
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EU May Keep Russian Oil Price Cap Unchanged at $44 per Barrel to Pressure Moscow

The European Commission may propose leaving the G7 price cap on Russian crude unchanged at its July review, in an effort to curb Moscow's windfall from

June 1, 2026
Total Views: 366

France Intercepts Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Linked to Russian Oil
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France Intercepts Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Linked to Russian Oil

France's navy has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean and ordered the vessel to head for the French mainland,

June 1, 2026
Total Views: 393

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Christophe de Margerie first cargo
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Russia Sends Arctic LNG 2 Cargo East Along Northern Sea Route in Rare May Voyage

The icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie appeared to be attempting an unusually early eastbound transit of Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) this

May 28, 2026
Total Views: 1669

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The Liberia-flagged tanker Arrhenius at sea, in this still image from video released by Russian state media
News

Mines on LPG Tanker Point to Dangerous New Front in Baltic War

Russia's Federal Security Service announced on Monday that divers had discovered magnetic explosive devices attached to the hull of a Liberia-flagged liquefied

May 26, 2026
Total Views: 870

Saturday, May 23, 2026
Facilities of CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk
Defense

Ukraine Says It Hit Russia’s Sheskharis Oil Terminal On Black Sea

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had struck Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal – one of the largest on the

May 23, 2026
Total Views: 1524

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
South Korea Selects Operator for First Arctic Container Trial Voyage via Russia’s Northern Sea Route
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South Korea Selects Operator for First Arctic Container Trial Voyage via Russia’s Northern Sea Route

South Korea has preliminarily selected shipping company Panstar Line to operate the country’s first trial container voyage along Russia’s Northern Sea

May 20, 2026
Total Views: 1150

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels
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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing

May 19, 2026
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Monday, May 18, 2026
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Treasury Extends Russian Oil Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Supplies

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the Treasury Department is issuing a temporary 30-day general license allowing “the

May 18, 2026
Total Views: 485

Russia Expands LNG Dark Fleet With Four Tankers to Boost Exports
Energy

Russia Expands LNG Dark Fleet With Four Tankers to Boost Exports

Four liquefied natural gas tankers that until recently serviced Oman’s export plant are beginning to load fuel from a US-sanctioned Russian project, the

May 18, 2026
Total Views: 877

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
LNG Terminal in Germany. Photo Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
Energy

Europe Swaps Russian Gas Dependence for U.S. LNG Reliance as Middle East Turmoil Tightens Squeeze

Europe’s rush to quit Russian pipeline gas has created a new energy vulnerability: growing dependence on U.S. liquefied natural gas, as war-linked supply

May 13, 2026
Total Views: 1669

Monday, May 11, 2026
Russia-linked LNG Carrier ‘Merkuriy’ Loads at Arctic Hub, Expanding Shadow Fleet Capacity
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Russia-linked LNG Carrier ‘Merkuriy’ Loads at Arctic Hub, Expanding Shadow Fleet Capacity

The LNG carrier Merkuriy, recently reflagged to Russia alongside three other tankers, has been observed loading liquefied natural gas at the Saam floating

May 11, 2026
Total Views: 1481

Friday, May 8, 2026
EU Russian Arctic LNG Imports Hit $4.4bn Record Despite Sanctions Measures
Energy

EU Russian Arctic LNG Imports Hit $4.4bn Record Despite Sanctions Measures

European Union imports of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas from the Yamal LNG project hit a record high in the first four months of 2026, despite the bloc

May 8, 2026
Total Views: 1151

Monday, May 4, 2026
Stricken Russian LNG Tanker ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Anchored Off Libya After Two-Month Odyssey, Future Uncertain
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Stricken Russian LNG Tanker ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Anchored Off Libya After Two-Month Odyssey, Future Uncertain

The burnt-out Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz has been anchored off Libya’s eastern coast, potentially ending a two-month drift across the central

May 4, 2026
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
lng ship bunkering in fog
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Russia-Linked LNG Carriers Head North After Reflagging, Signalling Arctic Fleet Expansion

Four recently reflagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers linked to new Turkish-controlled entities are heading north in the Atlantic, in what analysts say

April 28, 2026
Total Views: 2523