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Russian Sanctions

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


Monday, December 5, 2022
tanker at sea
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Russia’s European Crude Sales Collapse 

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s crude oil shipments to Europe are shrinking fast. A European Union ban on seaborne imports from the country is

December 5, 2022
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Russian Oil Sanctions Fuel Boom for Old Tankers

By Julia Payne and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The market for old oil tankers is booming, and it’s all down to efforts by

December 5, 2022
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Sunday, December 4, 2022
Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece
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FAQ – Europe’s New Sanctions on Russian Oil

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) After months of planning and negotiations, the biggest tranche of sanctions on Russian oil to date take effect on Monday. How

December 4, 2022
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Russia Says It Won’t Accept Oil Price Cap
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Russia Says It Won’t Accept Oil Price Cap

By Caleb Davis and Mark Trevelyan Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russia “will not accept” a price cap on its oil and is analyzing how to

December 3, 2022
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Friday, December 2, 2022
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Shipping Costs for Russian Oil Soar Ahead of More Sanctions

By Serene Cheong and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Shipping costs for Russian crude are skyrocketing as more tanker owners shun the trade days

December 2, 2022
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Friday, November 25, 2022
An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel//File Photo
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Price Cap Halted As Poland Demands Harsher Penalty On Russian Oil

By Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) European Union diplomats suspended talks on capping Russian oil prices, as Poland and the Baltic states objected to a proposal

November 25, 2022
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Thursday, November 24, 2022
An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Vitol Says It Will Keep Buying Russian Oil

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) –Top trader Vitol Group is still buying “very modest” volumes of Russian oil products and is studying whether the company

November 24, 2022
Total Views: 1247

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
Total Views: 1280

Monday, November 21, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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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
Gasoline tanker at terminal. Photo Shutterstock
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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
Total Views: 2631

Friday, November 4, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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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
Total Views: 552

Thursday, October 27, 2022
U.S. President Biden with Chuck Schumer
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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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