Russian oil and gas News

Britain Targets Russian LNG Sector With Fresh Shipping Sanctions

Britain on Thursday sanctioned five vessels and two associated entities involved in the shipping of Russian LNG, with the government saying it was using new legal powers for the first time to target LNG vessels directly. “Earlier this year, the …

Russian Insurers Play Growing Role in Facilitating Oil Exports to Top Buyer India

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 …

London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running

Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation that bases its operations in London. The Galaxy, the Liberty and the Rigel, all of which moved barrels for Moscow …

Western Insurers Provide Cover for Russian Oil Despite Price Cap Concerns

A group of Western insurers have provided cover for tankers carrying Russian crude, keeping its oil flowing after many in the trade sector withdrew for fear of breaching the rules of a G7 price cap, data from traders and shippers …

How Iran Oil Link Could Complicate Insurance Claims After Tankers Collide Off Singapore

A collision between two tankers off Singapore in July raises questions over insurance claims, as one of the vessels previously shipped Iranian oil, potentially complicating payments due to Western sanctions, ship-trackers and industry sources say. WHAT HAPPENED? The Singapore-flagged Hafnia …

Oil Tanker Insurance Payouts at Risk After UK’s Russia Sanctions

Transfers of oil at sea that involve a recently sanctioned Russian insurer may prevent western firms from paying claims if something goes wrong, a key provider of cover said. Moscow-based Ingosstrakh PJSC has emerged of a major insurer to Russian …

UK, EU States to Target Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet With More Checks

The UK plans to launch a “call to action” this week with a group of European nations to target the so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers that Russia uses to skirt international sanctions, according to people familiar with the matter …

After Oil, Russia May Be Building a Shadow Fleet for Gas

In the months that followed its invasion of Ukraine and punitive Western restrictions imposed in response, Russia amassed a shadow fleet to ferry its oil around the world. Now there is growing evidence Moscow has begun to do the same …

Sanctions Damaging Safety at Sea, Says Sanctioned Ship Group Sovcomflot

Sanctions on shipping companies are undermining safety at sea and pose dangers for trade as ship standards are impacted, the chief executive of sanctioned Russian shipping group Sovcomflot said. The European Union imposed sanctions on Russia’s state-owned and top tanker …

EU Adds 27 Russian Vessels to List of Entities Under Sanctions

The European Union will add 27 vessels, including oil and liquefied natural gas tankers, to its list of entities under sanctions as part of its latest measures against Russia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. EU countries …