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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,
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.
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.
Russia's Sakhalin Island Oil Is Backing Up After US Sanctions
Crude shipments from Russia’s Sakhalin Island projects aren’t being discharged after the tankers carrying them were sanctioned by the US. About 6.3 million barrels of Pacific crude is being held on vessels that have been stationary for at least a week.
Moscow's oil exports are under pressure as Western sanctions hit Russia's 'shadow fleet'
The "shadow fleet" comprises often aging, uninsured ships that aim to evade sanctions on Russian energy exports.
Russia may develop oil sanctions workarounds as global supply rises, IEA says
Russian crude production rose by around 100,000 barrels per day last month to 9.2 million bpd, the IEA said in a monthly report, even after its energy sector was struck with far-reaching sanctions
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,
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.
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 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,
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 ...
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 ...
Oil prices slide: what’s causing the latest market dip?
Oil prices slumped on Thursday on reports that Russia and Ukraine may start negotiations to end the ongoing conflict.