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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.
Russia prepares to cut oil production due to sanctions and drone attacks, Reuters reports
Russia is facing the threat of a reduction in oil production due to US sanctions and Ukrainian drone attacks. Source: Reuters Details: Reuters noted that the US sanctions have complicated access to tankers supplying oil to Asia,
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,
Insight: Russia braces for oil output cuts as sanctions and drones hit
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.
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 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.
Russia wants a lucrative share of the world's lithium market, but it's hitting roadblocks
Russia wants to command 10% of the global lithium market by mining untapped reserves — but its flagship project Polar Lithium ...
China Offered Cheaper Russian Oil as Sanctions Fallout Persists
Chinese refiners are being offered Russian ESPO crude cargoes at lower prices as growing concern around US sanctions increase ...
Chinese cargo ship runs aground on Russia’s Pacific region of Sakhalin but no spill reported
Part of Russia's Pacific island region of Sakhalin is on high alert after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off its southwest ...
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China's Insatiable Demand for Coal
China has been almost single-handedly keeping coal optimists alive, with 2024 showing an unprecedented investment boom into ...
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China reduces imports of agricultural products from Russia to $7.3 bln in 2024 - IKAR estimate
Rylko said that supplies of Russian agricultural products to China in 2024 are estimated at $7.3 billion compared to $8.7 billion in 2023, down 16% year-on-year. The largest shares in supplies are ...
China’s Oil Teapots Cut Runs to Pandemic Levels After Sanctions
Private oil processors in China have slashed their operating rates to levels last seen at the beginning of the pandemic, as ...
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Will the Bulls Defend $70 Oil?
The start of the week saw oil prices rise as supply constraints from Russia and Iran fueled bullish sentiment, but large inventory builds and optimism around a resolution to the Ukraine war weighed se ...
Trump meets Modi, says he hopes US, China, India, Russia can all 'get along'
Standing alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Thursday, US President Donald Trump referred to ...