India widened backing for Russian insurers as the largest buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude strives to keep discounted barrels flowing, after the US imposed fresh sanctions earlier this month.
https://gcaptain.com/india-widens-approvals-for-russian-insurers-after-oil-sanctions/
MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Six Russian oil tankers still under construction by Russia’s Zvezda shipyard were included in U.S. sanctions imposed last week, the first time Washington is known to have banned tankers before…
https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-tankers-still-under-construction-included-in-u-s-sanctions/
The cost of shipping Russian ESPO crude to China has more than tripled after the US imposed aggressive sanctions on Moscow’s oil industry last week, with rates expected to climb even higher, according to traders.
https://gcaptain.com/cost-to-ship-russian-espo-oil-to-china-triples-after-sanctions/
Sweeping U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil industry will make it more expensive for Moscow to sell its oil and complicate sea-borne crude exports due to restrictions on tankers, analysts and traders said on Monday.
https://gcaptain.com/new-sanctions-to-test-russias-shadow-fleet-resilience/
Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO countries.
https://gcaptain.com/denmark-warns-russia-may-send-warships-to-escort-oil-tankers/
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Spilled oil has washed up along “tens of kilometers” of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend,…
https://gcaptain.com/third-tanker-sends-distress-call-as-oil-washes-up-on-russias-black-sea-coast/
Twelve European countries are set to clamp down on tankers that move millions of barrels of Russian petroleum around the world — by asking to see how they’re protected against oil spills and other high-cost claims.
Panama is canceling the registration of six ships sailing under its flag that were sanctioned by the UK last week, a boost for Western nations that have slapped sanctions on Moscow’s oil exports.
https://gcaptain.com/panama-purging-sanctioned-ships-in-flag-registry-crackdown/
Greece’s navy extended for a sixth time a series of naval drills, prolonging them by another four months as the country tries to deter Russian oil transfers off its coastline.
https://gcaptain.com/greece-extends-drills-hampering-transfer-of-russian-oil-cargoes/
At least five cargoes of liquefied natural gas have diverted from Asia to Europe in the past few days, drawn by higher gas prices on the continent after Russia’s Gazprom halted supplies to Austria’s OMV, data from analytics firm Kpler showed.