Finland’s Elisa Says Baltic Undersea Cables Were Torn Apart by External Force January 7, 2025 By Isabelle Yr Carlsson Two undersea telecommunications cables that were damaged in the Baltic Sea on Dec. 25 appeared to have been torn apart...
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,...
First Supertanker to Be Scrapped in Two Years Is a Dark Ship January 3, 2025 By Weilun Soon The Amor, a Cameroon-flagged vessel known to have transported Iranian oil, has become the first supertanker to be registered for...
Finland Power Grid Operator Asks Court to Seize Oil Tanker Over Cable Damage January 3, 2025 Finland’s national power grid operator said on Thursday it had asked a Helsinki court to seize the Eagle S oil...
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...