Russia, India

Russia oil sanctions create different winners at different times
The crude oil market is adapting quickly to the new sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet of tankers, albeit by creating both short- and medium-term winners and losers.
Russia Tests Sanctions with Oil Shipments to India
Despite the latest round of sanctions by the US Treasury, Russia has managed to keep its four-week rolling average oil shipments fairly steady over the seven-day period to January 26
Russia Oil Trade to China, India Stalls as Sanctions Drive up Shipping Costs
In China, newly sanctioned tankers face delays offloading oil despite meeting waiver requirements. Three of them discharged Russian ESPO and Sokol crude during Jan. 15-17 while tanker Olia offloaded at Shandong's Yantai port on Sunday after carrying its ESPO cargo for nearly three weeks, according to LSEG data.
Oil Tankers U-Turn and Buyers Go Elsewhere as Russia Sanctions Bite
On Jan. 10 the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 161 tankers and traders involved in about 2,000 shipments since the invasion began. It also acted against Moscow-based ship insurers and two companies — Surgutneftgas and Gazpromneft — which in the first 10 months of last year accounted for almost 30% of Russia’s oil exports.
Russia defies US sanctions, sends sanctioned oil tankers to India
Russia has continued to send cargoes of crude oil to India on tankers that have been sanctioned by the US, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
U.S. Sanctions Are Squeezing India's Russian Oil Imports
New US sanctions on Russian oil tankers and energy companies threaten India's access to cheap crude, potentially driving up inflation and disrupting the global oil market.
Russia Set to Test New Delhi’s Nerve by Sending Sanctioned Oil and Tankers to India
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 to get around aggressive measures imposed by Washington earlier this month.
Sanctions tighten grip on Russian oil, pushing China and India away
As reported by Reuters, these sanctions have already had tangible effects. The main recipients of Russian oil, China and India, have suspended purchases from Russia because the de
Russia's oil output down 2.8%, gas production up 7.6% in 2024, deputy PM says
Russia's oil and gas condensate production reached 516 million metric tons, or 10.32 million barrels per day, in 2024, Deputy ...
Asia Grabs Europe’s Oil After Russia Sanctions Redraw Trading
Millions of barrels of oil that would normally be preserve of oil refineries in Europe are instead heading to Asia as US ...
Trump’s Russia sanctions might be what finally works
Just one week into his presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted at his approach to U.S. sanctions on Russia. First, ...
Russia's Feb oil exports from western ports seen down 8% m/m as sanctions bite
Russia's crude oil exports from its western ports in February are set to fall by 8% versus January's plan as Moscow increases ...
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Donald Trump, Russia and shipowners’ changing investment patterns: How 2025 will shape up
The Ukraine war has had the biggest effect on tanker trades as Europe has diversified its suppliers of oil and products away ...
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Russia focuses on seizing Ukraine’s Pokrovsk amid reports of heavy losses
Russia concentrates on Donetsk hoping for a decisive breakthrough, as Ukraine claims Moscow has lost almost 835,000 men.
EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungarian delay
The European Union renewed on Monday its wide-ranging sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, after Hungary stopped ...