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Friday, June 21, 2024
Oil Tanker Bridge
Shipping

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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Monday, June 17, 2024
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

Denmark Seeks to Stop Shadow Tanker Fleet Carrying Russian Oil

COPENHAGEN, June 17 (Reuters) – Denmark is considering ways to stop a so-called shadow fleet of tankers from carrying Russian oil through the Baltic

June 17, 2024
Total Views: 5912

Friday, June 14, 2024
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

Russia Boosts Oil Revenues as Shipping and Trading Network Grows

LONDON/NEW DELHI, June 14 (Reuters) – Russian oil exporters are charging more for their oil in major market India than at any time since the

June 14, 2024
Total Views: 819

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Shipping

Russia Oil Revenue Rise as Nation Adapts to Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s oil proceeds to the state budget increased almost 50% in May from a year ago, as its crude prices rose and the nation adapted to

June 5, 2024
Total Views: 974

Monday, June 3, 2024
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping

Russian Oil Finds New Site for Ship-to-Ship Transfers

(Bloomberg) — Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea, a

June 3, 2024
Total Views: 5474

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
tanker at sea
News

Shadow Fleet Tankers Burning Dirty Fuel a Setback for Shipping’s Clean-Up Efforts

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) – The growing shadow fleet of tankers transporting sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil is filling

May 29, 2024
Total Views: 1272

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Stock photo of a ship-to-ship transfer between two tankers from above
Shipping

Oil Tankers Forced Out of Greek Gulf Again as Navy Drills Resume

(Bloomberg) — A handful of oil tankers that had entered the waters off southern Greece to transfer Russian petroleum were forced to depart again after

May 21, 2024
Total Views: 2032

Monday, May 20, 2024
Sanctioned Russian Tankers Mostly Sit Idle Months After Designations
Shipping

Sanctioned Russian Tankers Mostly Sit Idle Months After Designations

(Bloomberg) — Dozens of tankers remain stuck doing nothing months after being sanctioned by the Treasury Department — a signal of the US’s scope to

May 20, 2024
Total Views: 1909

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Stock photo of a ship-to-ship transfer between two tankers from above
Shipping

Greece Extends Naval Advisory to Deter Russian Oil Ship-to-Ship Transfers

ATHENS, May 8 (Reuters) – The Greek navy on Wednesday extended an advisory effectively banning ship traffic off the coast of the southeastern

May 8, 2024
Total Views: 880

Friday, May 3, 2024
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
Offshore

Greek Naval Drills See Oil Tankers Depart Key Ship-to-Ship Transfer Area

(Bloomberg) — Tankers that transfer Russian oil off the southern coast of Greece sailed further out into the Mediterranean after naval exercises were

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 1559

Friday, April 12, 2024
Greenpeace Nordic launches a peaceful protest against a bunker vessel off the Swedish island Gotland. Photo courtesy Greenpeace
Environment

Greenpeace Targets Baltic Sea Bunkering Tanker Over Russia-Linked Refueling

STOCKHOLM, April 12 (Reuters) – Greenpeace activists painted slogans on an Estonian-owned tanker in the middle of the Baltic Sea on Friday, and

April 12, 2024
Total Views: 1064

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

Russian Oil Trading Far Above the G7’s Price Cap Everywhere

(Bloomberg) — Russian oil is trading far in excess of a Group of Seven price cap that’s supposed to deprive Moscow of revenue for its war in Ukraine,

April 10, 2024
Total Views: 916

Friday, March 29, 2024
A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Energy

Facts: Russian Refineries Targeted by Ukraine’s Drones

March 29 (Reuters) – Primary oil refining capacity in Russia knocked out by Ukrainian drone attacks has reached 14% of total, according to Reuters

March 29, 2024
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Friday, March 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
Shipping

India Halts Russia Oil Supplies From Sanctioned Tanker Giant

(Bloomberg) — All of India’s refiners are now refusing to take Russian crude carried on PJSC Sovcomflot tankers due to US sanctions, further

March 22, 2024
Total Views: 4010

Monday, March 18, 2024
Sovcomflot ship bridge
News

Russian Oil Squeeze Tightens as Sovcomflot Admits Difficulties

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s state oil tanker company PJSC Sovcomflot said that US sanctions are putting pressure on its operations, the latest sign that the

March 18, 2024
Total Views: 5418

Thursday, March 7, 2024
tanker at sea
Shipping

Tanker Liteyny Prospect, Hit by Sanctions, Docks in China to Offload Russian Oil

SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) – The Russian tanker Liteyny Prospect, hit by sanctions, has docked at the Chinese port of Huanghua to discharge

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 943

Monday, March 4, 2024
tanker at sea
News

OPEC+ Extends Oil Cuts, With Russia Bolstering its Effort

(Bloomberg) — OPEC+ extended its oil supply cutbacks to the middle of the year in a bid to avert a global surplus and shore up prices.  The curbs —

March 4, 2024
Total Views: 767

Monday, February 5, 2024
tanker at sea
Shipping

Greek Shipowners Are Stampeding Out of the Russian Oil Trade

(Bloomberg) — Greek shipowners are fleeing the Russian crude trade after a ramp up in US sanctions targeting the traders and shipping companies moving

February 5, 2024
Total Views: 25288

Monday, January 29, 2024
Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, merchant vessel, at the location given as Gulf of Aden.
Shipping

Houthi Hit on Russian Fuel Has Traders Recalculating Risks

(Bloomberg) — A missile attack on Friday on a tanker taking Russian fuel through the Gulf of Aden may prove to be a defining moment for an oil

January 29, 2024
Total Views: 31737

Sunday, January 21, 2024
Fire breaks out at Russia's Novatek terminal on Baltic Sea
Fire Incidents

Russia Suspends Operations At Fuel Export Terminal After Drone Attack

By Andrew Osborn and Maxim Rodionov Jan 21 (Reuters) – Russian energy company Novatek NVTK.MM said on Sunday it had been forced to

January 21, 2024
Total Views: 4740
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