EU Gives Final Nod to Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Oil, Insurance, Sberbank June 3, 2022 By Gabriela Baczynska and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Union on Thursday gave its final approval to new sanctions on Russian oil and top bank...
European Union Seeks to Coordinate Russian Oil Insurance Ban With G-7 Members June 2, 2022 By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli The European Union is working to coordinate a ban on providing the insurance services needed to ship Russian oil anywhere...
Risky Ship-to-Ship Transfers Keep Russian Oil Moving to China May 26, 2022 By Serene Cheong A logistically risky and costly transfer of crude between tankers at sea highlights the steps at least one Chinese buyer...
Insurance (or Lack of It) Is Russian Oil’s Achilles’ Heel May 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul, Nidhi Verma, Yuka Obayashi and Carolyn Cohn Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens...
Reuters – Oil Traders to Cut Russia Oil Purchases to Avoid Falling Foul of EU Sanctions April 14, 2022 By Julia Payne Major global trading houses are planning to reduce crude and fuel purchases from Russia’s state-controlled oil companies as early as...
Mediterranean Marine Fuel Suppliers Stop Serving Russian Ships: Sources April 4, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels flying the Russian flag at major European hubs including Spain and Malta in...