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Friday, May 9, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
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UK Targets Russia’s Shadow Fleet in Largest-Ever Maritime Sanctions Package

The UK government announced today its largest-ever sanctions package targeting Russia’s shadow fleet, with measures aimed at up to 100 oil tankers

May 9, 2025
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Monday, February 24, 2025
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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UK and EU Target Russia’s Shadow Fleet as Sanctions Net Widens

The UK and EU have announced major sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers, marking an escalation in efforts to curtail Moscow’s

February 24, 2025
Total Views: 813

Thursday, February 20, 2025
tanker at sea
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New Flag States Raise Sanctions Evasion Concerns

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has raised significant concerns about emerging flag states potentially being used to circumvent international

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 715

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
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New Ships and Cargo Transfers Boost Russia’s Crude Oil Exports

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia has amassed new tankers and resorted to ship-to-ship cargo transfers to keep key oil exports flowing. But deliveries

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 1349

Saturday, February 1, 2025
Moldova Ships First Delivery Of Gas To Transdniestria
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Moldova Ships First Delivery Of Gas To Transdniestria

CHISINAU, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Moldovan energy company Moldovagaz shipped the first batch of 3 million cubic meters of natural gas on Saturday to

February 1, 2025
Total Views: 1599

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
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EU Won’t Ban Russian LNG Until Alternative Sources Secured, Diplomats Say

 The European Commission did not propose a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas in its latest package of sanctions because member states raised concerns about

January 29, 2025
Total Views: 1047

Monday, January 20, 2025
vlcc tanker
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Supertanker Rates on China Routes Double Since Sanctions

The cost to hire an oil supertanker on key routes to China has doubled since the US imposed sanctions on Russia, showing the extent to which the move has

January 20, 2025
Total Views: 1221

Monday, January 13, 2025
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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US Sanctions on Russia Ripple Through Tanker Market

Oil tanker rates jumped on Monday as the Biden Administration’s sanctions on Russia’s petroleum trade threaten to cut the supply of ships while forcing

January 13, 2025
Total Views: 1571

Sunday, January 12, 2025
The Druzhba oil pipeline between Hungary and Russia is pictured at the Hungarian MOL Group's Danube Refinery in Szazhalombatta.Picture taken May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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Hungary Plans Talks On Oil Prices After US Sanctions On Russia

BUDAPEST, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Hungary plans to hold talks with regional allies to counter the impact of higher oil prices resulting from a new

January 12, 2025
Total Views: 2337

Saturday, January 11, 2025
Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
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Russia Says It Will Continue Oil And Gas Projects Despite US Sanctions

MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s

January 11, 2025
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
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China Foreign Ministry Not Aware of Shandong Port Group Ban on Sanctioned Ships

China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was not aware of Shandong Port Group's decision to ban U.S.-sanctioned vessels from its network of east coast

January 8, 2025
Total Views: 1601

Saturday, December 28, 2024
LNG carrier in dense fog
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Ukraine Received First US LNG Shipment

Dec 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine has received a shipment of U.S. liquefied natural gas for the first time, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff,

December 28, 2024
Total Views: 5105

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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Blacklisted Tanker Avoids English Channel as UK Expands Sanctions Enforcement

A tanker hauling Russian crude from the Baltic Sea to India is taking an unusually long route around the UK, just as Britain expands sanctions against

December 3, 2024
Total Views: 6715

Saturday, November 9, 2024
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EU’s Von der Leyen Suggests US LNG Could Replace Russian Supply

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Katharina Rosskopf Nov 8, 2024 (Bloomberg) —European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has an idea for reducing

November 9, 2024
Total Views: 2245

Thursday, October 10, 2024
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Russian Sanctions Fail To Curb Blacklisted Oil Tankers

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Moscow’s use of the tankers sanctioned for their involvement in the Russian oil trade is accelerating, with close to one-third of

October 10, 2024
Total Views: 1073

Saturday, August 17, 2024
Arctic LNG 2 platform in Murmansk Fjord after leaving the dry dock. (Source: Murmansk Oblast)
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Novatek Set To Dock Second LNG Unit At Sanctioned Arctic Plant

By Bloomberg News Aug 17, 2024 (Bloomberg) — Russian gas producer Novatek PJSC seems to be pushing ahead with an expansion project at its Arctic LNG 2

August 17, 2024
Total Views: 5379

Saturday, August 10, 2024
Asya Energy, called LNG Rivers at the time, in 2017 off the coast of Las Palmas, Spain. (Source: With permission by Alan Soutar)
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Blink and You’ll Miss It: Russia Deploys Second ‘Stealth’ LNG Tanker to Sanctioned Gas Project

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia continues its game of Arctic hide and seek attempting to dispatch LNG carriers undetected to its sanctioned Arctic

August 10, 2024
Total Views: 6154

Monday, July 29, 2024
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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Production Hit by U.S. Sanctions

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s biggest producer of liquefied natural gas in June cut processing at its Arctic LNG 2 facility to the lowest

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 2755

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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UK Ship Insurer Sees Problems Paying Claims Involving Sanctioned Russian Provider

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – Paying claims for ships involved in accidents or collisions with other vessels covered by

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 1480

Monday, July 22, 2024
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Sanctions Effective in Stopping Russia’s Arctic LNG 2, Says U.S. Official

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – U.S. sanctions have proven successful in suspending production at Arctic LNG 2 and delaying the expansion of the project,

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 1204