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...
EU to Weaken Russia Oil Sanctions, but Keeps Plan to Prohibit Insurance of Shipments May 9, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a weekend of wrangling, though...
EU Seeks to Target Russia’s Global Oil Exports With Insurance, Services Ban May 4, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude, targeting insurers in a move that...
India’s ONGC Struggles to Ship Russian Oil to Asia as Sanctions Bite: Sources April 28, 2022 By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is struggling to find a vessel to ship 700,000 barrels of crude from...
Impounded Russian Tanker to Be Released by Greece Amid Confusion Over Sanctions April 22, 2022 By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul A Russian tanker impounded by Greece this week and reportedly carrying Iranian oil will be released amid confusion about sanctions...
Update: Greece Seizes Russian Crude Oil Tanker as Part of EU Sanctions April 19, 2022 By Eric Martin Greece has impounded a Russian oil tanker off the island of Evia, the Greek coastguard said on Tuesday, as part...
Many Russian Ships Switch Flags to Other Countries, Possibly to Avoid Sanctions April 6, 2022 By K. Oanh Ha Many more Russian-flagged vessels than usual switched their flags to other countries in March, possibly to conceal their ties to...
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...
Russian Tankers Are Going Dark, Raising Concerns of Sanctions Evasion March 29, 2022 By K. Oanh Ha Russian tankers carrying oil chemicals and oil products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon that some maritime experts warn...