Russian Sanctions

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


Sunday, June 5, 2022
U.S. To Let Eni, Repsol Ship Venezuela Oil To Europe
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U.S. To Let Eni, Repsol Ship Venezuela Oil To Europe

By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol SA could

June 5, 2022
Total Views: 1643

Saturday, June 4, 2022
Kazakhstan Renames Its Export Oil To Avoid Russia Sanctions Risk
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Kazakhstan Renames Its Export Oil To Avoid Russia Sanctions Risk

(Reuters) – Kazakhstan is changing the name of the oil it exports via Russian sea ports to Kazakhstan Export Blend Crude Oil

June 4, 2022
Total Views: 2486

Thursday, June 2, 2022
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EU Approves Phased Ban of Russian Oil Imports

By Ewa Krukowska and Jorge Valero (Bloomberg) — The European Union approved a sixth package of sanctions including a partial ban on Russian oil imports

June 2, 2022
Total Views: 555

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting
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Putin’s War Marchine Continues to Thrive Off Russian Energy Sales

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — In early March, as the US and its allies unleashed a wave of sanctions on Russia, President Joe Biden stood in the White

June 1, 2022
Total Views: 1744

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
U.N. Had ‘Constructive’ Talks on Russian Grain, Fertilizer Exports
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U.N. Had ‘Constructive’ Talks on Russian Grain, Fertilizer Exports

U.S. ready to give “comfort letters” to shipping and insurance to encourage needed grain and fertilizer exports. By Michelle Nichols UNITED

May 31, 2022
Total Views: 2877

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EU Bans Most Russian Oil

By Jan Strupczewski and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, May 30 (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed in principle on Monday to cut 90% of oil imports

May 31, 2022
Total Views: 1042

Monday, May 30, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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EU Fails to Agree on Russian Oil Ban Ahead of Summit

By Gabriela Baczynska and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS, May 30 (Reuters) – EU countries failed to agree on a Russian oil import ban despite last-minute

May 30, 2022
Total Views: 2033

Saturday, May 28, 2022
Russian Oligarch’s Megayacht Location Is Turned Back On After Going Dark For 12 Days 
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Russian Oligarch’s Megayacht Location Is Turned Back On After Going Dark For 12 Days 

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) –A $150-million ultra-luxurious superyacht tied to Russia’s second-richest citizen Leonid Mikhelson, who is

May 28, 2022
Total Views: 14633

Thursday, May 26, 2022
Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
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U.S. Seizes Iranian Oil Cargo Near Greek Island -Sources

By Jonathan Saul, Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS, May 26 (Reuters) – The United States has confiscated Iranian oil held on

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 8444

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Ukraine Seeks Ways to Get Grain Out

By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV, May 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine is seeking ways to get grain and vegetable oils out of the country by breaking a

May 24, 2022
Total Views: 1633

Sunday, May 22, 2022
LNG tanker
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Poland Interested In Trans-Shipping LNG Through Portugal

WARSAW, May 20 (Reuters) – Poland would be interested in cooperating with Portugal on potential LNG trans-shipping, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

May 22, 2022
Total Views: 3927

Friday, May 20, 2022
Sovcomflot ship bridge
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Russian Oil Producers Snap Up Sovcomflot Tankers Shunned By Rest of the World

By Debjit Chakraborty, Julian Lee and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Russian oil producers are starting to book up an increasing number of tankers

May 20, 2022
Total Views: 6901

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China Quietly Ramping Up Purchases of Cheap Russian Oil

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – China is quietly ramping up purchases of oil from Russia at bargain prices,

May 20, 2022
Total Views: 1922

Thursday, May 19, 2022
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
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Greece Emerging as Hub for Russian Ship-to-Ship Fuel Oil Transfers

By Rowena Edwards, Angeliki Koutantou and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON/ATHENS, May 18 (Reuters) – Russian fuel oil arrivals offshore Greece

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 16729

Tuesday, May 17, 2022
tanker in suez canal
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Flotilla of Tankers Takes Russian Oil Through Suez Canal to Asia

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports from its western ports to Asian countries, predominantly India and China, rebounded to

May 17, 2022
Total Views: 18687

Seaborne Oil a Lifeline as German, Polish Refiners Swerve Russian Supply
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Seaborne Oil a Lifeline as German, Polish Refiners Swerve Russian Supply

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Sea-borne oil has thrown a lifeline to refiners in eastern Germany and Poland, with non-Russian

May 17, 2022
Total Views: 2039

Monday, May 16, 2022
LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
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EU Gives Companies Green Light to Keep Buying Russian Gas

By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union said companies can keep buying could keep buying gas without breaching sanctions,

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 1818

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Protesters Block Tanker with Russian Cargo from Entering UK Port

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Greenpeace protesters have blocked the entry of a Greek tanker into a southern English port due to

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 24607

Saturday, May 14, 2022
‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts
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‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts

By Stephanie Baker and Jonathan Browning May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –In the race to seize assets tied to sanctioned Russian billionaires, US

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 70186

A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at an Ukrainian agricultural exporter's shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev July 9, 2013.
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Germany Accuses Putin of Provoking the Global Food Crisis

By Iain Rogers, Katharina Rosskopf and Arne Delfs May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Russia of deliberately

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 1391