Russia-Appointed Officials in Crimea Declare Emergency as Oil Spill Reaches Sevastopol January 6, 2025 Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol,...
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...
UK Targets Russian Oil Trading ‘Lynchpins’ With Sanctions December 18, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi and Archie Hunter The UK announced fresh sanctions targeting alleged “lynchpins” that enable the trade of Russian oil, along with 20 “shadow fleet”...
Third Tanker Sends Distress Call as Oil Washes Up on Russia’s Black Sea Coast December 18, 2024 By Vladimir Soldatkin Spilled oil has washed up along “tens of kilometers” of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly...
Baltic Sea Countries to Start Checking Insurance Status of Tankers Moving Russian Oil December 17, 2024 By Ewa Krukowska, Alberto Nardelli and Sanne Wass Twelve European countries are set to clamp down on tankers that move millions of barrels of Russian petroleum around the...
Stricken Oil Tankers Show Risks of Russia’s Aging ‘Shadow Fleet’ December 16, 2024 By Gleb Stolyarov Russian authorities sought to limit the damage on Monday from oil spilled into the Kerch Strait by two aging tankers...
Ukraine Identifies Tankers It Says Are in Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet December 13, 2024 Ukraine identified 238 tankers it said belong to a shadow fleet of ships that Russia is using to keep its...
EU Proposes to Sanction Chinese Firms Aiding Russia’s War November 26, 2024 By Alberto Nardelli The European Union is proposing to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones that...
Secret Russian Oil Switching Gets New Greek Hotspot After Drills November 25, 2024 The secret switching of Russian fuel cargoes between tankers at sea has migrated to new hotspots off the coast of...