UK Sanctions Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft, Targets Shadow Fleet October 15, 2025 By Sam Tabahriti and Muvija M Britain targeted Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, and 44 shadow fleet tankers on Wednesday in what it...
EU Eyes Sanctions on Fake Flags Used by Russia Shadow Oil Fleet October 8, 2025 By Alberto Nardelli The European Union has proposed restrictions on three firms that have provided fake flags to sanctioned oil tankers in Russia’s...
Russia’s Ust-Luga Port Orders Vessel Checks After Mystery Blasts July 25, 2025 By Bloomberg News Ust-Luga, Russia’s largest port in the Baltic Sea, is insisting that ships’ hulls are inspected before the vessels are allowed...
Kazakh Black Sea Oil Exports Halted by New Russian Regulations, Sources Say July 25, 2025 Foreign oil tankers are being temporarily barred from loading at Russia’s main Black Sea ports following new regulations, two industry...
Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade April 30, 2025 On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the...
Stricken Oil Tanker Towed to Safety off German Island of Ruegen January 13, 2025 By Angela Cullen An oil tanker sailing under the Panamanian flag that ran out of power in the Baltic Sea last week has...
Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India January 13, 2025 By Nidhi Verma, Chen Aizhu, Siyi Liu and Florence Tan Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight...
G-7 Considers Options to Harden Price Cap on Russian Oil December 20, 2024 By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli Group of Seven nations are exploring ways to toughen the price cap on Russian oil as they seek to better...
Denmark Warns That Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers December 19, 2024 By Sanne Wass Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against...
Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat From Aging Oil Ships Around the World October 31, 2023 By Helen Wieffering and Grace Ekpu OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) – It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the...