Russia Still Uses Western Insurance for Half of Tanker Fleet That Exports Its Oil March 30, 2023 By Bloomberg News Russia still relies on Western insurers to cover more than half of the tanker fleet that exports its oil, according...
Russian Oil Is Being Stored in Ghana as Pool of Buyers Shrinks February 27, 2023 By Ekow Dontoh, Sherry Su and Lucia Kassai A cargo of Russian oil is heading for storage tanks in Ghana, a nation that exports crude itself and is...
G-7 Eyes Cap on Price of Russian Oil via Insurance, Shipping Restrictions June 27, 2022 By Chiara Albanese, Samy Adghirni and Alberto Nardelli Group of Seven nations are discussing a cap on the price of Russian oil that would work by imposing restrictions...
Sovcomflot’s Cargo Ships Fully Covered by Russian Insurers: CEO June 20, 2022 Russia’s state-run Sovcomflot has insured all its cargo ships with Russian insurers and the cover meets international rules, the chief...
Russia’s Sakhalin 1 Oil Operations Disrupted by Western Sanctions on Insurance: ONGC June 14, 2022 By Nidhi Verma and Aftab Ahmed Operations at Russia’s Sakhalin 1 oil project will continue to face disruptions for “a couple of months” as Western sanctions...
Reuters: Russia’s State-Owned RNRC to Reinsure Russian Oil Shipments: Sources June 10, 2022 By Jonathan Saul State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) is now the main reinsurer of Russian ships, including Sovcomflot’s fleet, after Western insurance...
Insurance Ban on Russian Tankers Could Help Cut Moscow’s Energy Revenues: Yellen June 10, 2022 By Christopher Condon U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a plan to ban European and UK firms from insuring tanker shipments of Russian...
Removing Russian Sea Mines Near Key Ukraine Ports Could Take Months: U.N. June 9, 2022 By Áine Quinn Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region...
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...