Russia sanctions News

Putin Bans Russian Oil Exports to Countries Implementing Sanctions-Related Price Cap

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered Russia’s long-awaited response to a Western price cap, signing a decree that bans the supply of crude oil and oil products from Feb. 1 for five months to nations that abide by the cap. …

Russian Airlines Explore Buying Stranded Jets From Western Leasing Firms

Russian airlines have held exploratory talks with at least one major Western leasing firm about using state funds to buy some of the more than 400 aircraft stranded in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, according to documents and sources. …

Exxon Avoids Hiring Tankers That Previously Transported Russian Oil

Exxon Mobil Corp., is avoiding hiring oil tankers that previously carried cargoes from Russia, putting itself in the same camp as Shell Plc with a move that pressures owners to choose whether to serve Moscow’s interests or not. The largest …

EU Unity Over Russia Sanctions Falters as Europe’s Economy Weakens

European Union unity over sanctions on Russia has started to falter as jitters about the impact on Europe’s own stumbling economy weakens resolve to punish Moscow for war in Ukraine. EU leaders agreed on Thursday [Dec. 15] to a ninth …

Oil Tanker Owners Show Signs of Shunning Russia’s Crude in Response to G-7 Sanctions

There are tentative signs that oil tanker companies are avoiding sending their ships to collect crude from a key Russian port in Asia following G-7 sanctions targeting Moscow’s petroleum revenues. Since Dec. 5, buyers of cargoes from Russia have only …

Insurers and Turkey Reach Deal to Let Oil Tankers Sail Unhindered: Norway’s Gard

Norwegian ship insurer Gard said on Tuesday that an agreement had been reached between Turkey and insurers to enable vessels carrying oil to sail through Turkish waters unhindered. “Following significant engagement between the International Group of P&I Clubs (association of …

Russia Insurer Ingosstrakh Has No Plans to Fill Insurance Gap Caused by Sanctions

Russian insurer Ingosstrakh said on Monday it has no plans to offer policies to new clients who may lose coverage from international insurers after restrictions against Russian oil came into force on Dec. 5. The European Union banned all seaborne …

Insurance-Related Oil Tanker Backlog Starts to Clear in Turkey’s Vital Shipping Strait

A backlog of tankers waiting to haul oil through Turkey’s vital shipping straits appeared to start clearing, offering hope that authorities in Ankara have resolved a spat with the insurance industry that arose following sanctions on Russia. A port agent …

G7 Price Cap on Russia Oil Not to Blame for Tanker Queues: EU Says

The Group of Seven countries’ price cap on Russian oil is not responsible for a queue of tankers waiting in the Black Sea to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean, the European Commission said. The …

Sanctions, Insurance Standoff Escalates, With More Oil Tankers Stuck in Turkish Strait

A standoff over sanctions and insurance that has caused a jam of oil tankers at the key Bosphorus shipping strait escalated on Thursday, leaving millions of barrels of crude stuck. Late last month, Turkey insisted on proof that oil-carrying ships …