Russia, sanctions and oil tankers

Latest US sanctions on Russia throw global oil trade into disarray
Tightened U.S. sanctions on Moscow have disrupted a roaring trade in discounted Russian oil to China and India, reviving demand for Middle Eastern and African crudes, roiling shipping markets and driving up oil prices.
U.S. Sanctions on Russia’s Crude Create Chaos in Global Oil Trade
The Biden Administration’s farewell sanctions on Russian oil trade were the most aggressive yet and sanctioned dozens of vessels that Russia used to ship the ESPO crude blend from Kozmino to China’s independent refiners.
Over 60% of Russian oil tankers halted due to sanctions
The latest US sanctions against Russia’s oil sector have led to the suspension of most Russian tankers. Source: Bloomberg Details: Currently, 94 out of 154 tankers sanctioned under the Biden administration have stopped transporting Russian oil.
Russia may develop oil sanctions workarounds as global supply rises, IEA says
Russia's oil exports could be sustained if it finds workarounds to the latest U.S. sanctions package, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, as it forecast that growth in global oil supply would outpace demand this year.
US sanctions strand Iran, Russia oil on tankers, driving up crude costs
The amount of Russian and Iranian oil held on ships has hit multi-month highs as harsher US sanctions reduced the number of buyers, leaving fewer tankers available to deliver cargoes and driving up crude costs,
Russia drowning in unsold oil as sanctions and Ukrainian strikes hit hard
The sanctions, which targeted Gazprom Neft, Surgutneftegaz, and 180 shadow fleet tankers, have created a surplus of oil in Russia that cannot be exported abroad. The ports of Ust-Luga, Primorsk on the Baltic and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea have seen a 17% drop in January export deliveries,
Analysis-Latest US sanctions on Russia throw global oil trade into disarray
Tightened U.S. sanctions on Moscow have disrupted a roaring trade in discounted Russian oil to China and India, reviving demand for Middle Eastern and African crudes, roiling shipping markets and driving up oil prices.

Ukrainian, Poroshenko and sanctions

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Russia flies cash to Syria as West hesitates to lift sanctions
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