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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Tankers: Canada’s Crude Exports Surge as US Implements New Tariffs

Canadian crude tanker exports have skyrocketed by 59% year-to-date, reaching 618 thousand barrels per day (kbpd), up from 388 kbpd during the same period last

March 5, 2025
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Tankers: OPEC+ to Proceed with Planned April Oil Output Hike

 OPEC+ has decided to proceed with a planned April oil output increase, the group said on Monday, a move that follows U.S. President Donald Trump renewing

March 4, 2025
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Energy

Russia Flagship Oil Freight Soars After Biden Farewell Sanctions

The premium shipowners are charging to haul Russia’s flagship oil is soaring as farewell sanctions imposed by the outgoing Biden administration continue to

March 4, 2025
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Friday, February 28, 2025
First Sanctioned Ship Gets Scrapped in Watershed for Dark Fleet
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First Sanctioned Ship Gets Scrapped in Watershed for Dark Fleet

An aging oil tanker sanctioned by the US is being taken apart in an Indian scrapyard, a potential watershed moment for the so-called dark fleet in a rapidly

February 28, 2025
Total Views: 1044

Thursday, February 27, 2025
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Oil Tankers Calling in Russia Get Mine Checks After Mystery Blasts

Owners of oil tankers calling at Russian ports are sending divers and underwater drones to check their ships’ hulls for mines — a precaution following a

February 27, 2025
Total Views: 1430

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Energy

Iran Oil Flows Seen Curbed by Rush for Unsanctioned Tankers

Iranian oil sellers risk facing significant hurdles moving their cargoes out of the country as competition for unsanctioned tankers from Russia and Venezuela

February 25, 2025
Total Views: 575

Monday, February 24, 2025
Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker Seacharm transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey,
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Limpet Mines Eyed as Likely Cause of Blasts on Two Tankers in Mediterranean Sea

Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since

February 24, 2025
Total Views: 3278

Friday, February 21, 2025
Image appears to show the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major listing heavily to port
Incidents

Russia Orders Diver Inspections at Ports After Tanker Blasts

Russian authorities are tightening measures at ports, including employing divers to inspect the underside of vessels, in response to rising threats to

February 21, 2025
Total Views: 9094

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia

At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited Russia’s territorial waters in the weeks prior to the

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 3228

Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion
Incidents

Italy Prosecutors Open Terrorism Probe Into Oil Tanker Explosion

Italian prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation over an explosion last weekend that damaged an oil tanker anchored off the coast of northern Italy,

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 1701

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Image appears to show the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major listing heavily to port
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Mystery Blasts Rock Mediterranean Tankers

Three oil tankers have been damaged by blasts in the last month in separate incidents around the Mediterranean, with the causes unknown, shipping and security

February 19, 2025
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Friday, February 14, 2025
lng ship
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India to Boost Oil and Gas Imports From U.S. to Avoid Trump Tariffs

India has agreed to boost oil and gas imports from the US in an effort to reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries and avoid retaliatory

February 14, 2025
Total Views: 661

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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
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Tanker With Oil From Sanctioned Russian Producer Idles Off India

An oil tanker carrying crude from a Russian producer that was recently sanctioned by the US has been floating off West Coast of India for two days, raising a

February 11, 2025
Total Views: 1578

Friday, February 7, 2025
oil tanker
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Tanker Owners Cash In on a Seller’s Market

By Ira Breskin NEW YORK — This is a seller’s market for tankers. That was the consensus of industry experts speaking here this week at the 31st annual

February 7, 2025
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Denmark Intensifies Inspections of Russian Oil Tankers in Critical Shipping Lane

The Danish Maritime Authority is intensifying oversight of oil tankers in the Skagen Roads area of the Danish Straits as part of a broader European initiative

February 6, 2025
Total Views: 2429

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Sounion oil tanker on fire in Red Sea. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
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Oil Tanker Attacked Last Year Crosses Red Sea as Houthi Ceasefire Holds

Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker Chrysalis, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis last year, sailed through the Red Sea this week, the Suez Canal said on

February 4, 2025
Total Views: 1955

Monday, January 27, 2025
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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Russian Oil Tankers U-Turn and Then Halt Near France After Storm

Two oil tankers hauling crude from Russia made U-turns as they sailed past France and are now at a standstill near the northern port of

January 27, 2025
Total Views: 19414

Thursday, January 23, 2025
ship to ship
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Russian Oil Tankers Search for New Flags to Hide From Sanctions

A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping

January 23, 2025
Total Views: 1482

Russian Oil Freight Rates Soar on Sanctions-Driven Tanker Shortage
Energy

Russian Oil Freight Rates Soar on Sanctions-Driven Tanker Shortage

Freight rates for Russian ESPO Blend oil loading from the Far Eastern port of Kozmino have jumped fivefold amid a lack of vessels after fresh U.S. sanctions

January 23, 2025
Total Views: 590

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
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Crude Oil Tanker Fleet Growth Flatlines as Deliveries Hit Lowest Level Since 1988

New crude oil tanker deliveries hit a 36-year low in 2024, with only 17 new vessels joining the global fleet, representing a capacity of 2.5 million deadweight

January 22, 2025
Total Views: 630