Russian Oil Price Cap

gCaptain’s full coverage of the G-7 and European countries’ price cap on Russian oil in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine.


Thursday, February 23, 2023
Bay Off Southern Greece Becomes Cog in Russia’s Oil Supply Chain
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Bay Off Southern Greece Becomes Cog in Russia’s Oil Supply Chain

By Julian Lee, Alberto Nardelli and Slav Okov (Bloomberg) — Millions of barrels of Russian crude and fuels have been switched between tankers just a few

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 5831

Friday, February 17, 2023
Cyprus Rallies EU Partners to Get Shipping Sector Support
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Cyprus Rallies EU Partners to Get Shipping Sector Support

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Cyprus is speaking to other European Union member states to shore up support for

February 17, 2023
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Thursday, February 16, 2023
oil tanker
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Western Mediterranean Drug Trafficking Hub Used to Obscure Russian Oil, Report Says

By Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) — There’s been a rise in shipping practices used to move Russian crude and oil products that are aimed at deceiving

February 16, 2023
Total Views: 3236

Maersk-Operated Tanker Denied Entry by Spain Seeks New Port
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Maersk-Operated Tanker Denied Entry by Spain Seeks New Port

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Singapore-flagged tanker Maersk Magellan is looking for another location after being stopped from entering a Spanish port

February 16, 2023
Total Views: 6752

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
sovcomflot tanker in sea ice
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Russia’s Dark Tanker Fleet Gets Stretched Sailing Thousands of Miles

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia assembled a huge fleet of tankers to beat western sanctions. They’re struggling to get the job done, writes

February 15, 2023
Total Views: 15854

Saturday, February 11, 2023
An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
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Russian Fuel Exports Stumble In Early Days After European Ban

By Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) –Russian fuel exports are showing signs of a slowdown just five days after the European Union — Moscow’s main market —

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 5253

Sunday, February 5, 2023
The oil tanker Minerva Virgo, docked at the oil terminal, is seen after leaving a Russian port around the time that nation invaded Ukraine in late February. REUTERS/Bjoern Kils/File Photo
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The EU’s Ban On Russian Diesel Won’t Really Stop Fuel Flows

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –For decades, a steady stream of ocean tankers has filed back and forth between a small cluster of ports in northwest

February 5, 2023
Total Views: 3610

Friday, February 3, 2023
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EU Agrees to $100 Price Cap on Russian Diesel as Import Ban Looms

By Jorge Valero, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) — European Union member states agreed to impose a cap of $100 per barrel on sales of

February 3, 2023
Total Views: 2452

Thursday, February 2, 2023
tanker at sea
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Price Cap on Russian Refined Fuels Set to Disrupt Trade

By Swati Verma and Noah Browning Feb 2 (Reuters) – The European Union’s ban on imports of Russian refined oil products, including diesel

February 2, 2023
Total Views: 1641

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Western Tankers Ramp Up Russian Oil Shipments Under Price Cap

MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Western oil tankers ramped up their shipments of Russian crude in January as prices for Moscow’s flagship

January 31, 2023
Total Views: 1154

Friday, January 27, 2023
An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
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European Union to Consider Options to Curb Revenues from Russian Energy Exports

By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union is heading for intense talks in the coming days over how to further curb Russian

January 27, 2023
Total Views: 987

Thursday, January 26, 2023
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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EU Considering $100 Price Cap on Russian Diesel

By Ewa Krukowska, Alberto Nardelli and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The European Union is floating a plan to cap the price of Russian diesel at $100 a

January 26, 2023
Total Views: 798

Monday, January 16, 2023
Russia’s Seaborne Oil Exports Surge Despite Sanctions
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Russia’s Seaborne Oil Exports Surge Despite Sanctions

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Russia’s seaborne crude exports soared last week to the highest level since April, suggesting that the country has —

January 16, 2023
Total Views: 3510

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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G7 Nations Designing Price Caps on Russian Refined Oil Products

By Kevin Whitelaw (Bloomberg) — Group of Seven nations are aiming to design two price caps for Russian refined petroleum products to account for those

January 10, 2023
Total Views: 1148

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel//File Photo
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Putin Bans Oil Exports to Countries Imposing Price Cap

By Alexander Marrow and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered Russia’s long-awaited

December 27, 2022
Total Views: 1262

Friday, December 16, 2022
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Tanker Shipowners Show Signs of Shunning Russia’s Asian Crude

By Serene Cheong, Julian Lee and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — There are tentative signs that oil tanker companies are avoiding sending their ships to

December 16, 2022
Total Views: 1798

Saturday, December 10, 2022
Commercial vessels, including oil tankers, wait at an anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Oil Tanker Sails Through Bosphorus In Sign Insurance Spat Easing

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) –Turkish authorities allowed an oil tanker to pass through country’s vital Bosphorus shipping strait, suggesting

December 10, 2022
Total Views: 1647

Friday, December 9, 2022
EU Says G7 Oil Price Cap Not to Blame for Turkey Tanker Queues
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EU Says G7 Oil Price Cap Not to Blame for Turkey Tanker Queues

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The Group of Seven countries’ price cap on Russian oil is not responsible for a queue of

December 9, 2022
Total Views: 596

Thursday, December 8, 2022
Turkey Holds Firm on Tanker Insurance Demand as Jam Worsens
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Turkey Holds Firm on Tanker Insurance Demand as Jam Worsens

(Bloomberg) — A standoff over sanctions and insurance that has caused a jam of oil tankers at the key Bosphorus shipping strait escalated on Thursday,

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 2201

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Turkish Strait Oil Tanker
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Russia is Concerned Over Oil Tanker Jam in Bosphorus – RIA

MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Russia is concerned about a build-up of oil tankers in the Bosphorus Strait and is discussing the issue with

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 1932