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Russian Sanctions

gCaptain’s full coverage of western sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine.


Friday, September 6, 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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LNG Entities Under U.S. Sanctions to Curb Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project

SINGAPORE, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The United States has imposed sanctions on hundreds of entities and individuals for supporting Russia’s war effort in

September 6, 2024
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Pioneer STS LNG transfer New Energy
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Palau Flag Suspends Russian LNG ‘Shadow’ Fleet Ships

By Ruth Liao and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — The Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Western Pacific, has temporarily suspended the

August 27, 2024
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Friday, August 23, 2024
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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U.S. Sanctions 400 Targets for Aiding Russia’s War Effort

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on more than 400 entities and individuals for supporting

August 23, 2024
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Thursday, August 22, 2024
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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London-Based Ship Registry Helps Keep Russian Oil Tankers Underway

(Bloomberg) — Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation that bases its

August 22, 2024
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A 2019 view of vessels in the Singapore Strait April 3, 2019. Picture taken on April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo
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Russia Uses Vessels Sanctioned by EU for Fuel Exports, LSEG Data Shows

MOSCOW, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Russia has started to use vessels sanctioned by the Europe Union (EU) for oil products exports, LSEG and market

August 22, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 2024
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Russia Readies For “Decades” Under Western Sanctions

MOSCOW, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Economic sanctions imposed by the West on Russia will remain in place for decades, even if there is a peaceful settlement

August 16, 2024
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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Christophe de Margerie first cargo
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Second ‘Dark-Fleet’ LNG Carrier Departs Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Terminal

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — A second liquefied natural gas tanker left an export terminal in northern Russia that’s subject to US sanctions,

August 15, 2024
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Russia’s Bigger Shadow Fleet Helps Beat Oil Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s efforts to bolster its so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers in the first half of this year helped to offset the impact of

August 14, 2024
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Monday, August 5, 2024
LNG carrier in dense fog
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A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s docked at a sanctioned Russian gas facility has no known insurer, is managed by a little known

August 5, 2024
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Lomonosov Prospect northern sea route
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Western Sanctions, Houthi Attacks Boost Appeal of Russia’s Arctic Sea Route

By Eleanor Thornber and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) –Russia’s first oil shipment of the year is traveling through the nation’s Northern Sea Route to

July 24, 2024
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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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Russia Loads Fourth Sanctioned Sovcomflot Tanker in Snub to West

(Bloomberg) — Russia loaded a fourth sanctioned tanker owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC, testing the resolve of Group of Seven nations who’re

July 24, 2024
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Gravity-based platform (GBS) of Arctic LNG 2 under tow in August 2023. (Source: Novatek)
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Russia’s Novatek Readying Second Train of Arctic LNG 2 for Sailaway

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russian LNG producer Novatek appears set to dispatch the next production line of its Arctic LNG 2 plant this week. 

July 24, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
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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
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Friday, July 19, 2024
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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UK Leads European Initiative to Combat Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

The UK has initiated a ‘Call to Action’ at the European Political Community summit to disrupt Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, which

July 19, 2024
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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Dozens of Tankers Sanctioned Over Russian Oil Are Sitting Idle Around the World

(Bloomberg) — From the frigid waters of Russia’s Baltic Sea to the Pacific shores of Vladivostok, dozens of tankers that previously moved Moscow’s

July 10, 2024
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Sovcomflot ship bridge
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Russia’s Sovcomflot Says Western Sanctions Are Undermining Safety at Sea

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) – Sanctions on shipping companies are undermining safety at sea and pose dangers for trade as ship standards are impacted,

June 25, 2024
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Monday, June 24, 2024
M/T NS Lotus. Photo: Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock.com
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EU Targets Russia’s Dark Fleet in Latest Sanctions

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – For the first time the EU is targeting specific vessels part of Russia’s dark fleet created to circumvent the oil price

June 24, 2024
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LNG carrier at dusk
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EU Adopts New Sanctions Against Russia, Including LNG

BRUSSELS, June 24 (Reuters) – European Union countries adopted a 14th package of sanctions on Russia that aims to close some loopholes and hits

June 24, 2024
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Friday, June 21, 2024
Oil Tanker Bridge
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Russian Oil Tankers Sanctioned by the UK Gather in Baltic Sea

(Bloomberg) — Three crude oil tankers recently sanctioned by the UK are gathering in the Baltic Sea, where two of them feature in loading programs for

June 21, 2024
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
lng carrier
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EU Sanctions Package Hit Russian LNG, Shadow Fleet Tankers

By Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union has approved a new package of sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, seeking to tighten the

June 20, 2024
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