Russia Faces Impending Oil Tanker Crisis as Sanctions Pile Up: Bloomberg Oil Strategist February 7, 2025 By Julian Lee Russia appears to be on the cusp of a debilitating oil-freight transportation problem because of US sanctions, writes Bloomberg oil...
London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running August 23, 2024 By Julian Lee and Alex Longley Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation...
Russian Tactics Make Secret Tanker Oil Switching Harder to Trace July 17, 2024 By Julian Lee Two near-identical oil tankers trying to beat western sanctions. A secret transfer of Russian crude halfway between Iran and Oman....
Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions June 10, 2024 By Julian Lee The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another...
Nearly All Sanctioned Russian Oil Tankers Remain Idle and Empty Months After Sanctions May 20, 2024 By Julian Lee Dozens of tankers remain stuck doing nothing months after being sanctioned by the Treasury Department — a signal of the...
Russia’s Oil Is Finally Getting Snarled by Sanctions March 25, 2024 By Rakesh Sharma, Grant Smith and Julian Lee The Russian oil-export machine funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine is finally getting some grit in its gears. Indian oil...
Update: Tankers Tied to the Russian Oil Trade Grind to Halt Following US Sanctions February 13, 2024 By Julian Lee and Alex Longley A chunk of the vast fleet of tankers that Russia uses to deliver its crude oil is grinding to a...
Russia Oil Tankers Are Doing Strange Things Since Ramp Up of US Sanctions January 8, 2024 By Sherry Su and Julian Lee There are growing signs that Russia’s oil flows might be facing disruption in the aftermath of a ramp up in...
Ukraine’s Drone Attack Hasn’t Yet Jolted Insurance Costs for Black Sea Oil Carriers August 8, 2023 By Alex Longley, Megan Durisin and Julian Lee A drone attack on a Russian oil tanker and a warning from Kyiv that more could follow has so far...
Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Fleet Vanishes Even Faster Than It Grew July 11, 2023 By Julian Lee and Alex Longley A fleet of tankers that sprouted up out of nowhere to keep Russia’s oil moving has disbanded even faster than...