As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year, Moscow is increasingly resorting to clandestine cargo transfers as it wrestles with sanctions and tries to keep its oil exports flowing.
https://gcaptain.com/russia-steps-up-covert-cargo-transfers-to-keep-its-oil-moving/
(Bloomberg) — The Group of Seven is considering collectively tightening or adapting an oil price cap on Russian petroleum in an effort to reduce Moscow’s revenues as the war in…
https://gcaptain.com/g-7-allies-weigh-tightening-russian-oil-price-cap/
The latest US sanctions on Russia’s oil trade have brought a swath of tankers that deliver Moscow’s crude to a halt — reinforcing the significance of the measures in any negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine.
https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-tanker-fleet-severely-hobbled-by-last-months-us-sanctions/
The International Energy Agency has lowered its outlook for Russia’s oil production this year by only a narrow margin even with sweeping western energy sanctions, as the Paris-based organization expects the nation to come up with workarounds.
https://gcaptain.com/iea-sees-muted-effects-of-new-russia-sanctions-amid-workarounds/
Russia may be forced to throttle back its oil output in the coming months as U.S. sanctions hamper its access to tankers to sail to Asia and Ukrainian drone attacks hobble its refineries.
https://gcaptain.com/russia-braces-for-oil-output-cuts-as-sanctions-and-drones-hit/
Russia’s crude exports have yet to be curtailed by the latest US sanctions to target its oil, with flows broadly stable. But while loading cargoes onto tankers is one thing, getting them off is another — and signs are emerging that the curbs are stalling the completion of shipments.
https://gcaptain.com/us-sanctions-bite-with-russias-crude-exports-facing-delays-offloading/
A tanker new to the Russian oil trade docked at the Pacific port of Kozmino over the weekend, as merchants seek to rebuild disrupted supply chains following broad US sanctions last month.
https://gcaptain.com/ship-new-to-russia-oil-trade-docks-at-port-shaken-by-sanctions/
(Bloomberg) — Russia is sending cargoes of sanctioned oil to India on tankers that have been blacklisted by the US Treasury — setting up an acid test of Moscow’s ability…
Russia’s Ust-Luga port cut its oil loadings by half of its capacity in January to a four-year low partly due to technical issues on Transneft’s pipeline system, according to traders.
https://gcaptain.com/russias-ust-luga-oil-exports-fall-to-4-year-lows-in-january/
A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping network.
https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-tankers-search-for-new-flags-to-hide-from-sanctions/