April 25, 2025
Four new Russian companies have sought India’s approval to provide insurance for crude oil tankers docking at ports in the South Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter. India’s shipping ministry is considering applications from Sberbank Insurance, which …
October 22, 2024
One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s petroleum against the risk of a catastrophic oil spill. The answer is that while some are still covered by the …
September 18, 2024
Russian insurers are playing a growing role facilitating the country’s oil shipments to India, its biggest buyer, data obtained from trade and shipping sources shows, helping to protect Moscow’s export revenue despite western sanctions. Russian firms provided insurance cover for …
September 25, 2023
Russian crude oil supplies increased 50% this spring despite the G7 countries imposing sanctions due to war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing data from analytics company Kpler. The European Union, G7 countries and Australia introduced a …
May 31, 2022
European Union leaders agreed to pursue a partial ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a sixth package of sanctions to punish Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, for the invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions would forbid the purchase …
March 4, 2022
China has told top state insurers to perform urgent checks on their exposure to Russia and Ukraine, as concerns swirl about the damage to the two economies amid intense fighting, according to two sources and documents seen by Reuters. The …