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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
oil and gas refinery
Shipping

Sanctions Choke Crude Shipments to Indian Refiner Nayara

(Bloomberg) — Indian refiner Nayara Energy is set to receive the lowest-ever amount of crude this month, as oil imports and product exports buckle under

August 12, 2025
Total Views: 676

Russia Keeps Crude Exports Flowing Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
Energy

Russia Keeps Crude Exports Flowing Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

Russia’s oil shipments nudged down for a third week, but remain comfortably within the range seen so far this year. Threats of additional tariffs are having

August 12, 2025
Total Views: 513

Monday, August 11, 2025
Sanctioned Suezmax Oil Tanker Navigates Russian Arctic Without Permit, Unknown Insurance, and Overdue for Inspection
Shipping

Sanctioned Suezmax Oil Tanker Navigates Russian Arctic Without Permit, Unknown Insurance, and Overdue for Inspection

Russia continues to push the safety envelope for oil shipments via the Arctic. A 19-year old sanctioned Suezmax tanker, Latur, loaded with Russian crude oil

August 11, 2025
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Friday, August 8, 2025
Oil Tanker Bridge
Shipping

Trump Tariffs on Russia’s Oil Buyers Bring Economic, Political Risks

From punishing Brazil to trying to curb imports of fentanyl, U.S. President Donald Trump has wielded the threat of tariffs as an all-purpose foreign policy

August 8, 2025
Total Views: 1204

Oil Tanker Bridge
Shipping

Trump Tariffs on Russia’s Oil Buyers Bring Economic, Political Risks

From punishing Brazil to trying to curb imports of fentanyl, U.S. President Donald Trump has wielded the threat of tariffs as an all-purpose foreign policy

August 8, 2025
Total Views: 536

China Defends Buying Russian Oil After Trump’s Tariff Threat
Energy

China Defends Buying Russian Oil After Trump’s Tariff Threat

China said its imports of Russian oil are justified, pushing back against US threats of new tariffs after Washington slapped secondary levies on India for

August 8, 2025
Total Views: 853

Monday, August 4, 2025
tanker at sea
Shipping

Panama Intensifies Crackdown on Sanctioned Vessels with Registry Cancellations

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has initiated proceedings to cancel the registration of 17 vessels recently placed on the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 752

A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Energy

Tankers Deliver Russian Crude to India Despite US, EU Pressure

At least four tankers discharged millions of barrels of Russian crude at Indian refineries at the weekend, a sign the closely scrutinized deliveries are

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 617

Friday, August 1, 2025
SeaLead Terminates Charters on Sanctioned Ships Linked to Iran
Shipping

SeaLead Terminates Charters on Sanctioned Ships Linked to Iran

Singapore carrier SeaLead Shipping yesterday terminated charters on 16 ships caught up in the US Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) sanctions on an

August 1, 2025
Total Views: 1981

Indian Refiner Snaps Up US Oil After Trump’s Russia Threats
News

Indian Refiner Snaps Up US Oil After Trump’s Russia Threats

India’s largest oil refiner has snapped up millions of barrels of crude from the US and UAE, with the South Asian nation facing mounting pressure from US and

August 1, 2025
Total Views: 1030

A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Energy

US Sanctions Force Vessels With Russian Oil to Divert From India, Sources Say

At least two vessels loaded with Russian oil bound for refiners in India have diverted to other destinations following new U.S. sanctions, trade sources said,

August 1, 2025
Total Views: 794

Thursday, July 24, 2025
Indian Firm Shipped Explosives to Russia Despite US Warnings
News

Indian Firm Shipped Explosives to Russia Despite US Warnings

An Indian company shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December, according to Indian customs data seen by

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 1785

Monday, July 21, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

U.K. Sanctions 135 Tankers in Sweeping Crackdown on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on 137 targets linked to Russia’s energy sector, including 135 oil tankers operating as part of Putin’s

July 21, 2025
Total Views: 3169

A ‘North’-series Arc4 LNG carrier in Rotterdam, Netherlands in November 2023
Energy

EU Delists Three Sanctioned MOL LNG Carriers After Assurances Vessels Will Not Carry Russian Arctic Gas

In what appears to be a first, the European Union has delisted three previously sanctioned Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) LNG carriers. The move comes as part of

July 21, 2025
Total Views: 2131

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

EU Fails to Approve New Russia Sanctions

The European Union did not approve the 18th Russia sanctions package on Tuesday, the EU's foreign chief Kaja Kallas said after a meeting with EU foreign

July 15, 2025
Total Views: 1226

Sunday, July 13, 2025
A drone view shows port of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
Ports

Syria Signs $800 Million Agreement With DP World To Bolster Ports Infrastructure

July 13 (Reuters) – Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports on Sunday signed a $800 million agreement with UAE’s DP World to

July 13, 2025
Total Views: 1065

Friday, June 27, 2025
China’s Iran Oil Imports Surge in June on Rising Shipments
Energy

China’s Iran Oil Imports Surge in June on Rising Shipments

 China's oil imports from Iran surged in June as shipments accelerated before the recent conflict between Israel and Iran and demand from independent

June 27, 2025
Total Views: 642

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Sanctioned LNG Ship Heads to Russian Plant That Supplies Europe

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas tanker appears to be heading toward a Russian facility, a move that would challenge Western authorities who have so far

June 25, 2025
Total Views: 763

Monday, June 9, 2025
Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker
Energy

Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker

The Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil Co. is taking delivery of a cargo of Russian crude on a tanker that’s blacklisted by both the US Treasury and the European

June 9, 2025
Total Views: 2224

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Everest Energy at Koryak
Energy

Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Loads First LNG in Eight Months Signaling Breakthrough in Search for Buyer

After months of inactivity Russia’s nascent fleet of sanctioned LNG carriers is on the move again. The 79,800-cbm Arctic Mulan (ex-Mulan) pulled alongside

June 4, 2025
Total Views: 8964