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Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port: LSEG Data
Jan 17 2025 // A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon showed on Thursday. The tanker is the first since last week’s...
Russian Insurer Says US Sanctions Against it Increase Risk of Environmental Disaster
Jan 14 2025 // Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh said on Friday [Jan. 10] that U.S. sanctions against it would increase the risk of environmental disasters. The Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions...
Russia Expands Response to Biggest Black Sea Fuel Spill in Decades
Jan 14 2025 // Russia has formed a new government commission to coordinate clean up of the biggest spill of oil products in the Black Sea in recent history as the Kremlin continues to assess the full scale of the catastrophe. Two tankers...
Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India
Jan 13 2025 // Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top...
Europe Warns Airlines on Russia Airspace After Azeri Plane Crash
Jan 10 2025 // The European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned airlines to steer clear of several cities in Russia following the fatal crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that was likely shot down by Russian forces. EASA...
Russia-Appointed Officials in Crimea Declare Emergency as Oil Spill Reaches Sevastopol
Jan 6 2025 // Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city. Fuel oil spilled out of two...
Cyber Attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hackers
Dec 30 2024 // Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security...
G-7 Considers Options to Harden Price Cap on Russian Oil
Dec 20 2024 // Group of Seven nations are exploring ways to toughen the price cap on Russian oil as they seek to better target Moscow’s ability to fund its war against Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Options...
Denmark Warns That Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers
Dec 19 2024 // Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO countries. Threats against Denmark have become “more...
UK Targets Russian Oil Trading ‘Lynchpins’ With Sanctions
Dec 18 2024 // The UK announced fresh sanctions targeting alleged “lynchpins” that enable the trade of Russian oil, along with 20 “shadow fleet” vessels. The financial curbs on oil trading firms, 2Rivers DMCC and...
Third Tanker Sends Distress Call as Oil Washes Up on Russia’s Black Sea Coast
Dec 18 2024 // Spilled oil has washed up along “tens of kilometers” of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a regional official said on Tuesday, and state media said a...
Baltic Sea Countries to Start Checking Insurance Status of Tankers Moving Russian Oil
Dec 17 2024 // Twelve European countries are set to clamp down on tankers that move millions of barrels of Russian petroleum around the world — by asking to see how they’re protected against oil spills and other high-cost claims....
Stricken Oil Tankers Show Risks of Russia’s Aging ‘Shadow Fleet’
Dec 16 2024 // Russian authorities sought to limit the damage on Monday from oil spilled into the Kerch Strait by two aging tankers that were damaged during a heavy weekend storm, highlighting the environmental and insurance risks of...
Ukraine Identifies Tankers It Says Are in Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet
Dec 13 2024 // Ukraine identified 238 tankers it said belong to a shadow fleet of ships that Russia is using to keep its oil and fuels moving around the world — with a view to western authorities sanctioning the carriers. The Military...
EU Proposes to Sanction Chinese Firms Aiding Russia’s War
Nov 26 2024 // The European Union is proposing to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones that were deployed against Ukraine. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is...
Secret Russian Oil Switching Gets New Greek Hotspot After Drills
Nov 25 2024 // The secret switching of Russian fuel cargoes between tankers at sea has migrated to new hotspots off the coast of Greece after the European country used naval drills to try and block the activity in one location. About 1...
UK Expands Sanctions Against Russian Oil Fleet and Its Insurers
Nov 25 2024 // The UK government expanded its sanctions against Russia’s energy industry on Monday, blacklisting dozens of tankers responsible for moving the nation’s oil as well as two insurers involved in the trade. The...
Danish Central Banker Sees Russia Hackers as Key Risk to Lenders
Nov 22 2024 // Cyber attacks against Nordic banks, likely perpetrated by Russia-linked hackers, pose the biggest threat to financial stability in the region, a top Danish central bank official said. Financial institutions should be...
EU Readies More Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow Fleet by Year’s End
Nov 15 2024 // The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions aimed at targeting the shadow fleet of tankers Russia is using to get its oil to market, according to people familiar with the matter. The package, which the bloc...
Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices to US
Nov 5 2024 // European and US intelligence officials believe Russia is behind a plan that would ultimately place incendiary devices on planes to North America through air cargo shipments, according to people familiar with the...
