Oil Tankers Hauling Russian Oil Flood East Asia, Racing for Buyers
More than a dozen tankers carrying 10-12 million barrels of Russian Urals crude are circling Asia seeking buyers after India cut imports under US pressure.
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More than a dozen tankers carrying 10-12 million barrels of Russian Urals crude are circling Asia seeking buyers after India cut imports under US pressure.
Singapore has issued its clearest warning yet over the growing presence of sanctioned “shadow fleet” tankers operating near the Straits of Malacca and
(Bloomberg) — A second Russia-linked oil tanker lost control as it was entering the Mediterranean Sea in under a week. The medium-range vessel Chariot
MARSEILLE, France, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French navy has been detained under investigations into
(Bloomberg) — An oil tanker that’s under sanction for its role in transporting Russian oil appears to have run into trouble off the coast of Algeria
French naval forces intercepted and diverted a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea this week, marking the latest escalation in Western efforts to
U.S. military forces apprehended the sanctioned motor vessel Sagitta without incident this morning in the Caribbean, marking the seventh tanker seizure in
The European Union and the United Kingdom have tightened the screws on Moscow’s oil income, lowering the price cap on Russian seaborne crude to $44.10 per
Italian authorities have seized a Tuvalu-flagged vessel carrying 33,000 tons of Russian iron in Brindisi, marking the latest enforcement action in
An oil tanker sailing under the flag of Russia arrived in UK territorial waters — days after it was seized in the Atlantic Ocean by US
By Rakesh Sharma (Bloomberg) — Two tankers carrying Russian Urals crude, both of which had signaled India’s Sikka port as their destination last week,
Russia has used a single icebreaker ship to continue exporting liquefied natural gas from a US-sanctioned project in the Arctic through the winter,
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova DUBAI/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – OPEC+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after a
(Bloomberg) –At least three tankers carrying Russian crude are indicating Reliance Industries Ltd.’s plant on India’s west coast as their next
Sovcomflot PJSC, Russia’s largest shipping company, received the first domestically built ice-class tanker to expand the fleet of ships hauling super-chilled
By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s crude exports hit the highest in over 2 ½ years, but delays in offloading cargoes saw another jump in oil
By Lucia Kassai Dec 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The tanker Hyperion, sanctioned by the US for having shipped Russian oil, may be the first ship to test
By By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to make sense
A coordinated wave of sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector escalated dramatically on Thursday, with the United Kingdom announcing 24 new measures
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 41 additional vessels belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet, marking a significant escalation in efforts to
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