Russian Sanctions

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


Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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Soaring Tanker Rates Pile Pressure on Crude Markets

By Sherry Su, Sharon Cho, Bill Lehane and Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — Soaring shipping costs are piling pressure onto physical oil markets that are

November 22, 2022
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Monday, November 21, 2022
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India’s Oil Buyers Push To Load Russian Crude Before Sanctions

By Debjit Chakraborty (Bloomberg) India’s oil refiners are looking to pick up a bit more Russian crude in last-minute purchases just weeks before new

November 21, 2022
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Thursday, November 17, 2022
Oil tanker British Heritage sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul
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Turkey Adds Teeth to Russia Sanctions With Tanker-Insurance Rule

By Alex Longley, Ugur Yilmaz and Ercan Ersoy (Bloomberg) — Turkey warned the world’s oil shippers they will need to prove they’re insured to cross

November 17, 2022
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russian Oil Output to Fall 1.4 Million Bpd Next Year as EU Ban Takes Effect – IEA

By Noah Browning LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Russian oil output is set to fall 1.4 million barrels per day(bpd) next year after a European Union ban on

November 15, 2022
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Sunday, November 13, 2022
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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No Agreement Yet To Extend Black Sea Grain Deal

(Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday there was no agreement yet to extend a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, repeating its

November 13, 2022
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Saturday, November 12, 2022
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Can Tankers Sail Around EU’s Russian Oil Sanctions?

By Jack Wittels and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) –The European Union’s impending sanctions on oil imports from Russia aren’t quite as exclusionary as

November 12, 2022
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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Russian Oil Cap Uncertainty Sparks Fears of Ships Stranded at Sea

By Jonathan Saul, Noah Browning and Jan Strupczewski LONDON/BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Oil-laden tankers risk being left languishing at sea

November 10, 2022
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Saturday, November 5, 2022
Superyacht Seized In Spain As Sanctioned Owner Stops Fees
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Superyacht Seized In Spain As Sanctioned Owner Stops Fees

By Gaspard Sebag and Stephanie Baker (Bloomberg) –A Spanish court moved to seize a superyacht valued at $140 million that’s linked to a senior

November 5, 2022
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The Latest Russia Oil Mystery: Vostok Sale Announced Then Denied
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The Latest Russia Oil Mystery: Vostok Sale Announced Then Denied

By Jack Farchy, Ben Bartenstein and Archie Hunter (Bloomberg) –A trading house that owns part of a stake in Russia’s flagship oil project said its

November 5, 2022
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Friday, November 4, 2022
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Britain Seeks Shipping Services Ban for Russian Oil

LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Britain is seeking to prevent countries from using its services to transport Russian oil unless it is

November 4, 2022
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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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Biden Backs Down On Russian Oil Price Cap

By Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) US officials have been forced to scale back a plan to impose a cap on Russian oil prices, following skepticism by investors and

October 27, 2022
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Unwanted Russian Oil Fills Singapore Anchorage

By Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) A fleet of tankers filled with Russian fuel oil have anchored near Singapore and Malaysia as more flows are directed toward Asia

October 27, 2022
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Saturday, October 22, 2022
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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Russian Oil Logistics In Chaos With Weeks Until Sanctions Bite

By Serene Cheong Oct 22, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Traders, tanker companies and the world’s most powerful governments are becoming increasingly fixated

October 22, 2022
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Friday, October 21, 2022
Spain Moves Yacht Linked to Russian Oligarch After Shipyard Payments Stop
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Spain Moves Yacht Linked to Russian Oligarch After Shipyard Payments Stop

By Joan Faus BARCELONA, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities moved a luxury yacht linked to the sanctioned head of Russian defense group

October 21, 2022
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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Shipowners Expect Crude Tanker Rates to Stay Strong Despite Russia Turmoil

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Prospects for the crude oil tanker market are expected to stay strong for at least the next year

October 19, 2022
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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EU’s Sanctions Against Russia Risk Ensnaring More Oil Tankers

By Alberto Nardelli, Christopher Condon and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — The European Union’s latest sanctions on Russian petroleum could end up

October 18, 2022
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Monday, October 17, 2022
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Russia’s Rosneft Moves Into Tanker Chartering as EU Ban Looms

By Nidhi Verma MOSCOW/NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Russia’s biggest oil exporter Rosneft has expanded its tanker chartering business to ease oil

October 17, 2022
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Russian Oil Exports Fall After Exxon Rejects Putin’s Ship Insurance Plan
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Russian Oil Exports Fall After Exxon Rejects Putin’s Ship Insurance Plan

by Nidhi Verma  (Reuters) Oil output at the giant Exxon-led Sakhalin-1 Russian Pacific project collapsed following the U.S. major’s refusal to accept

October 17, 2022
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
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Russia Cuts Gasoline Exports

by David Evans (Reuters) Russia has cut gasoline exports via its ports and border crossings in September by 14% month-on-month to 256,204 tonnes amid refinery

October 15, 2022
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Russia Sanctions Spur Demand for Ice-Class Oil Tankers

By Serene Cheong and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The cost of oil tankers that can navigate icy waters has surged ahead of looming European Union

October 13, 2022
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