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Thursday, June 20
The EU’s 14th package of Russian sanctions targets shadow tankers, exports of liquefied gas, and dozens of people who support the war.

The EU’s 14th package of Russian sanctions targets shadow tankers, exports of liquefied gas, and dozens of people who support the war. The EU will introduce restrictions on 20 individuals and 22 legal entities in the latest package of sanctions against Russia. The EU has already issued 13 sanctions packages on Russia following its fu...

  • #Hungary
  • #IndividualSanctions
  • #RussianLNG
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #ShadowFleetRussia
Friday, May 17
Turkey helped Russia earn €3.1B from the export of petroleum products to the EU.

Turkey helped Russia earn €3.1B from the export of petroleum products to the EU. Last year, Turkey became the world’s largest buyer of Russian oil products, reported CSD and CREA analysts. In their view, Turkey has become a strategic transshipment point for Russian oil produ...

  • #circumventionOfSanctions
  • #OilEmbargo
  • #PetroleumProducts
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaProfits
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #Turkey
Thursday, May 9
Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries have proved more effective than Western sanctions.

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries have proved more effective than Western sanctions. Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are now doing what the Western sanctions regime has failed to achieve. Foreign affairs analysts state that one of the world’s largest oil producers is...

  • #AttackOnRussia
  • #OilRefineryRussia
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaOilRefineryDamages
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #WarinUkraine
Tuesday, May 7
The Russian gas monopolist has recorded a loss for the first time in a quarter of a century due to the loss of the European market.

The Russian gas monopolist has recorded a loss for the first time in a quarter of a century due to the loss of the European market. The export of petroleum products from the Russian Federation has fallen to a two-year low. Due to a sharp reduction in supplies to Europe in 2023, the Gazprom corporation lost ₽629B ($6.8B). According...

  • #Gazprom
  • #OilRefineryRussia
  • #RussianGas
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaProfits
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Wednesday, May 1
Ukraine aims to increase the volume of European gas in storage to four billion cubic meters and earn ₴70B through the transit of Russian oil.

Ukraine aims to increase the volume of European gas in storage to four billion cubic meters and earn ₴70B through the transit of Russian oil. The head of Naftogaz, Oleksiy Chernyshov, is convinced that Europe is still interested in Ukrainian gas storage, and he has called on EU countries to help protect gas storage facilities from Russian a...

  • #GasstorageUkraine
  • #Naftogaz
  • #OilTransit
  • #OleksiyChernyshov
  • #RussianOil
  • #UkraineGTS
Thursday, April 25
Russia has not yet felt the impact: Kyiv must continue attacks on Russian refineries.

Russia has not yet felt the impact: Kyiv must continue attacks on Russian refineries. In the evening of April 24 in the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation, following several drone attacks, fire broke out at fuel and energy facilities after several explosions, the governor of the...

  • #AttackOnRussia
  • #OilProductionRussia
  • #OilRefineryRussia
  • #Rosneft
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaOilRefineryDamages
Thursday, April 11
Sitting on two chairs: The US criticizes Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries over fear of rising global fuel prices.

Sitting on two chairs: The US criticizes Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries over fear of rising global fuel prices. US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin criticized Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries in Russia. He stated that these strikes could negatively affect the availability of energy resources globally. “It...

  • #EnergyCrisis
  • #GlobalEconomy
  • #GlobalFuelPrices
  • #LloydAustin
  • #OilRefineryRussia
  • #RussianOil
  • #WarinUkraine
Tuesday, April 9
Ukraine must destroy three to four oil refineries per month to provoke a fuel crisis in Russia,

Ukraine must destroy three to four oil refineries per month to provoke a fuel crisis in Russia, said the director of the energy programs at Razumkov Center, Volodymyr Omelchenko. According to him, over 30 large oil refineries in Russia have a total capacity of 330 million tons. So far, Ukraine h...

  • #FuelCrisisRussia
  • #OilRefineryRussia
  • #PetroleumProducts
  • #RussianEconomy
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaOilRefineryDamages
  • #RussiaProfits
Thursday, March 14
Ukraine attacked the four largest Russian refineries in a single day.  

Ukraine attacked the four largest Russian refineries in a single day.   The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that on the night of March 13, the SBU attacked three Russian oil refineries in Ryazan, Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region), and Kirishi (Leningrad region). ...

  • #AttackOnRussia
  • #FossilFuels
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaOilRefineryDamages
  • #WarinUkraine
Wednesday, March 13
Russian oil depots are burning, and diesel fuel exports have fallen to a three-month low.

Russian oil depots are burning, and diesel fuel exports have fallen to a three-month low. The volume of diesel and gas oil deliveries through Russian ports amounted to 858,000 tons last week, the lowest indicator since the beginning of December last year. Distillate shipments fell for the ...

  • #DroneAttacksOnRussia
  • #LukOil
  • #Novatek
  • #Rosneft
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaOilRefineryDamages
  • #TuapseOilRefinery
Wednesday, March 6
Sanctions are starting to have an effect: contractors are severing ties with the Russian Federation.

Sanctions are starting to have an effect: contractors are severing ties with the Russian Federation. Turkey’s Dertyol terminal, which received record volumes of Russian oil last year, will no longer accept cargo from Russia due to increased US sanctions. Global Terminal Services (GTS), which ma...

  • #DertyolTerminal
  • #OilEmbargo
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #Sinokor
Tuesday, February 27
Russia has not yet felt the full force of its sanctions, but in the coming years, a collapse is inevitable.

Russia has not yet felt the full force of its sanctions, but in the coming years, a collapse is inevitable. Sanctions against Russia have damaged its economy and weapons production capabilities and created problems for years to come. But their impact has developed more slowly than expected. This is perhaps ...

  • #RussianEconomy
  • #RussianFossilFuels
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaProfits
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Wednesday, February 21
Oil refining in the Russian Federation has fallen to an almost six-month low, but sanctions are not the reason.

Oil refining in the Russian Federation has fallen to an almost six-month low, but sanctions are not the reason. Oil refining in the Russian Federation has continued to fall over the past week as the aggressor country’s refineries grapple with the aftermath of Ukrainian drone attacks. Refinery production f...

  • #OilProduction
  • #refiningindustry
  • #RussianEnergy
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaOilRefineryDamages
Tuesday, February 20
The US is putting pressure on Russian-Turkish trade but, at the same time, spending billions on Russian oil products.

The US is putting pressure on Russian-Turkish trade but, at the same time, spending billions on Russian oil products. The US threat to impose sanctions on financial companies doing business with Russia has chilled Turkish-Russian trade, disrupting or slowing some payments for imported oil and Turkish exports. “...

  • #IndianFuel
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #TurkeyRussiaTrade
Wednesday, February 14
Russian exports fell almost 30% in a year, and US sanctions have blocked their tanker fleet.

Russian exports fell almost 30% in a year, and US sanctions have blocked their tanker fleet. According to Reuters, the total volume of Russian exports decreased by 28.3% to $425.1B. The most noticeable drop was in European supplies, which was by 68% to $84.9B. On the other hand, exports to As...

  • #OilEmbargo
  • #Russiaexport
  • #RussianEconomy
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Thursday, February 1
Sanctions are not an obstacle: Russia exports oil products to the EU through Turkey.

Sanctions are not an obstacle: Russia exports oil products to the EU through Turkey. Before the full-scale war in Ukraine started, the Turkish Dörtyol oil terminal received Iraqi oil and transferred it to tankers. However, since the first sanctions against Russia began to affect the e...

  • #DörtyolOilTerminal
  • #OilEmbargo
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Monday, January 29
Sanctions and drones have finally reached the Kremlin’s oil and gas revenues.

Sanctions and drones have finally reached the Kremlin’s oil and gas revenues. The Rosneft Tuapse Oil Refinery stopped processing oil and as well as the production of petroleum products following an attack by Ukrainian drones. This is Russia’s only oil refinery on the Black Sea ...

  • #DroneAttacksOnRussia
  • #Rosneft
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #TuapseOilRefinery
Wednesday, January 24
Ukrainian drones can interfere with Russian oil exports through the Baltic Sea.

Ukrainian drones can interfere with Russian oil exports through the Baltic Sea. A new front has opened in Putin’s war against Ukraine, which emphasizes the vulnerability of oil exports from the Russian Federation’s western ports. New drone attacks are being performed on obj...

  • #DroneAttacksOnRussia
  • #Novatek
  • #RussianOil
  • #UkrainianDrone
  • #WarinUkraine
Wednesday, January 17
The EU is preparing its 13th package of anti-Russian sanctions but keeps buying Russian oil through India.

The EU is preparing its 13th package of anti-Russian sanctions but keeps buying Russian oil through India. The European Commission will begin negotiations with EU countries on the introduction of the 13th package of sanctions against Russia, which are planned to be adopted by the second anniversary of the ...

  • #LukOil
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilExport
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Tuesday, December 26
Resources from the Russian Federation account for only 6.5% of energy purchases by the EU.

Resources from the Russian Federation account for only 6.5% of energy purchases by the EU. According to Eurostat, in the third quarter of 2022, Russia accounted for 14.5% of all energy imports to the EU, and in the third quarter of 2023, this figure decreased to 6.5%. In the third quarter, ...

  • #EUenergyimport
  • #EUEnergyindependence
  • #RussianEnergyResources
  • #RussianGas
  • #RussianOil
Wednesday, December 20
Russian gas exporters’ profit decreased by three times, while Turkey saved $2B thanks to Russian oil.

Russian gas exporters’ profit decreased by three times, while Turkey saved $2B thanks to Russian oil. According to the results from January – November, Russian gas export turnover fell by three times, the Federal Customs Service of Russia reported. Gas supplies decreased in value by 69%, and in ...

  • #RussianGas
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussiaProfits
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Tuesday, December 12
How are restrictions against Russian oil working one year after implementation?

How are restrictions against Russian oil working one year after implementation? After Russia’s full-scale invasion, the gray fleet has accounted for more than half of Russia’s oil exports for the first time. The gray fleet helped Moscow survive the shock of Western sanction...

  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilEmbargo
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #ShadowFleetRussia
Thursday, November 16
The West has found a way to combat Russia’s circumvention of the oil price ceiling: Denmark will block tankers, and the US will focus on controlling shipping companies.

The West has found a way to combat Russia’s circumvention of the oil price ceiling: Denmark will block tankers, and the US will focus on controlling shipping companies. The EU plans to instruct Denmark to check the availability of Western insurance and possibly block the passage of Russian oil tankers through its waters. This is part of the West’s efforts to reestabl...

  • #circumventionOfSanctions
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Wednesday, November 15
The EU will approve the 12th sanctions package against the Russian Federation on November 15.

The EU will approve the 12th sanctions package against the Russian Federation on November 15. Work on the 12th package of Russian sanctions is ending, the EU’s high representative for foreign policy, Josep Borrell, said. “This package will contain a larger list (of personal sanctio...

  • #JosepBorrell
  • #Russiandiamonds
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Wednesday, November 8
Russia uses Western sanctions to obtain excess profits from the sale of oil.

Russia uses Western sanctions to obtain excess profits from the sale of oil. Tax revenues from oil and gas to the Russian budget in October increased by more than 100% compared to September and more than 25% compared to October last year, reported the WSJ. This is a sharp turn...

  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #RussianOilSanctions
  • #RussiaProfits
Friday, October 20
Russian oil still finds its way to Germany, while the country seeks to replace Russian gas with Ukrainian biomethane.

Russian oil still finds its way to Germany, while the country seeks to replace Russian gas with Ukrainian biomethane. Following the attack on Ukraine, EU oil operations with Russia were prohibited. However, according to Süddeutsche Zeitung, although Russian oil can no longer be imported into Germany, the country̵...

  • #biomethaneproduction
  • #gascrises
  • #Rosneft
  • #RosneftDeutschland
  • #RussianGas
  • #RussianOil
Tuesday, October 10
Moscow still receives huge revenues from energy exports, despite restrictions from the West.

Moscow still receives huge revenues from energy exports, despite restrictions from the West. Russia is still selling its oil at much higher prices than the $60 per barrel mandated by the G7 countries due to strong demand from China and India, Politico writes. It is noted that the West’s...

  • #Oilexport
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Tuesday, September 26
Russia is successfully bypassing the G7 oil price cap and boosting its export revenues.

Russia is successfully bypassing the G7 oil price cap and boosting its export revenues. In August, almost 75% of all seaborne oil shipments from Russia were carried out without Western insurance, compared to about 50% this spring. The rise means Russia is increasingly adapting to circumv...

  • #circumventionOfSanctions
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilExport
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Thursday, September 14
Russia’s income from oil sales has increased to its highest point since October 2022.

Russia’s income from oil sales has increased to its highest point since October 2022. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), in August 2023 Russia’s revenues from oil exports increased by $1.8B to $17.1B due to an increase in oil prices, which more than compensated f...

  • #OilImport
  • #OilPrices
  • #RussianEconomy
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
Wednesday, September 13
Germany has increased the import of Russian oil through India by 1,100%.

Germany has increased the import of Russian oil through India by 1,100%. As Spiegel writes, against the backdrop of massive anti-Russian sanctions, Germany imports large volumes of Russian oil through India. Germany mainly imports oil from India, which is used to produce d...

  • #circumventionOfSanctions
  • #OilImport
  • #OilIndia
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilSanctions
Tuesday, September 5
The US State Department: Russian oil price cap is working effectively.

The US State Department: Russian oil price cap is working effectively. State Department representative Eric van Nostrand said that the $60 per barrel price limit for purchasing Russian oil introduced by the G7 countries and their allies continues to work despite quotatio...

  • #EricVanNostrand
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #RussianOilSanctions
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Oil prices have hit a nine-month high.

Oil prices have hit a nine-month high. As Trading Economics writes, WTI oil rose above $85 per barrel amid expectations that the leaders of the OPEC+ countries will continue to cut oil production. The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian F...

  • #OilPrices
  • #OilProduction
  • #OPEC
  • #RussianOil
Tuesday, August 15
A loophole in the oil price ceiling allows the Russian Federation to earn billions.

A loophole in the oil price ceiling allows the Russian Federation to earn billions. Inflated transportation costs allow Russian companies to make much more from selling crude oil to India than previously recognized. According to the FT, these cost overstatements could bring in more t...

  • #circumventionOfSanctions
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceCeiling
Tuesday, July 4
Hungary wants to keep buying Russian oil products for its oil refiner, Slovnaft.

Hungary wants to keep buying Russian oil products for its oil refiner, Slovnaft. Hungary plans to ask the EU for a one-year extension of the sanctions exemption for oil refiner Slovnaft, allowing it to export products made from Russian oil to Czechia, said Péter Szijjártó, Ministe...

  • #MOL
  • #RussianOil
  • #Slovnaft
  • #ZsoltHernadi
Monday, June 26
The EU has adopted the eleventh package of sanctions against Russia in response to the war against Ukraine.

The EU has adopted the eleventh package of sanctions against Russia in response to the war against Ukraine. According to the new sanctions package, the EU will expand cooperation with third countries to prevent sanctions circumvention. If the efforts do not achieve the desired result, the European Council m...

  • #circumventionOfSanctions
  • #DruzhbaPipeline
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilSanctions
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Monday, May 29
Ukraine demands a further reduction in the Russian oil price ceiling.

Ukraine demands a further reduction in the Russian oil price ceiling. According to the Ministry of Economy, last year Russia’s oil and gas exports amounted to $349B, and this year it will receive about $173B following the implementation of the embargo and price ce...

  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilEmbargo
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Wednesday, May 17
Borrell insists on blocking the import of Indian fuel produced from Russian oil.

Borrell insists on blocking the import of Indian fuel produced from Russian oil. In an interview with the FT, the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, called such supplies circumventing sanctions, and the EU member states should take measures. Last year India ...

  • #circumventionOfSanctions
  • #IndianFuel
  • #JosepBorrell
  • #RussianOil
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Friday, May 12
The Czech Republic has found an Italian replacement for the Russian Druzhba pipeline.

The Czech Republic has found an Italian replacement for the Russian Druzhba pipeline. Czech pipeline operator Mero has reached an agreement with its shareholders to expand the Transalpine Oil Pipeline (TAL), Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced. They want to complete the project i...

  • #DruzhbaPipeline
  • #Mero
  • #PetrFiala
  • #RussianOil
  • #TransalpineOilPipeline
Wednesday, May 10
The G7 is preparing a strike against the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet.

The G7 is preparing a strike against the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet. According to the FT, the G7 countries want to solve the issue of manipulation of tanker transponders that are turned off while at sea or do not transmit data about their destination ports. Using these...

  • #G7
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilEmbargo
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #ShadowFleetRussia
Monday, May 1
Ukraine plans to increase the transit fee of Russian oil by another 50%.

Ukraine plans to increase the transit fee of Russian oil by another 50%. According to Russian media, Ukrtransnafta is planning a two-stage increase in the tariff for the transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba oil pipeline. From June 1, the rate for transit will increas...

  • #DruzhbaPipeline
  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilTransitTariff
  • #Transneft
  • #Ukrtransnafta
Friday, March 3
The shadow fleet for Russian oil is replenished with dozens of tankers every month.

The shadow fleet for Russian oil is replenished with dozens of tankers every month. The number of ships involved amounts to approximately 25-35 every month. According to CNN, approximately 600 tankers (10% of the global market) are generally used to transport Russian oil. Experts div...

  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilExport
  • #ShadowFleetRussia
Monday, January 23
The US and its allies agreed to introduce two ceiling prices for Russian oil products.

The US and its allies agreed to introduce two ceiling prices for Russian oil products. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met virtually with Deputy Ministers representing the global coalition of countries imposing a price cap on seaborne Russian crude oil (the Price Cap Coal...

  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
  • #WallyAdeyemo
Tuesday, January 3
The EU reduced the supply of Russian oil by 90%.

The EU reduced the supply of Russian oil by 90%. As a result of the reduction in oil imports the Russian Federation’s profits have decreased, said Matti Maasikas, the EU ambassador to Ukraine. He recalled that after Russia’s full-scale i...

  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
  • #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Tuesday, November 29
Prices for Russian oil fall below the proposed price caps.

Prices for Russian oil fall below the proposed price caps. According to Bloomberg, prices for Urals oil at the end of last week fell to $51.96 per barrel in the port of Primorsk on the Baltic Sea. The oil price in Novorossiysk in the Black Sea also fell to a ...

  • #RussianOil
  • #RussianOilPriceLimit
Monday, September 26
The new package of EU sanctions will not set a Russian oil price limit.

The new package of EU sanctions will not set a Russian oil price limit. In the eighth package of European Union sanctions against Russia, there will probably be no limit on the prices of Russian oil, reported Radio Svoboda. Because the G7 is still working out the details ...

  • #anti_Russiansanctions
  • #EUsanctionsforRussia
  • #RussianOil
Friday, September 23
The EU is preparing the eighth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation.

The EU is preparing the eighth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. In the eighth sanctions package, the European Commission will discuss a plan to limit prices for Russian oil, which the G7 countries are trying to introduce. According to Politico, on September 23, re...

  • #anti_Russiansanctions
  • #EuropeanCommission
  • #EUsanctionsforRussia
  • #RussianOil
Wednesday, September 21
The US, Norway, and Kazakhstan will replace Russia on the EU oil market after the embargo.

The US, Norway, and Kazakhstan will replace Russia on the EU oil market after the embargo. After the introduction of the embargo, the EU will need to replace an additional 1.4 million barrels of Russian oil. At the same time, about 300,000 barrels per day can potentially come from the US, a...

  • #EUOilMarket
  • #OilEmbargo
  • #RussianOil
Monday, September 5
The G7 has agreed on a mechanism to limit Russian oil prices.

The G7 has agreed on a mechanism to limit Russian oil prices. On September 2, the finance ministers of the Big Seven countries (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan, and the US) confirmed their intention to limit the price of Russian oil. The Min...

  • #G7
  • #OilEmbargo
  • #RussianOil
Friday, September 2
The G7 plans to present a plan to cap Russian oil prices.

The G7 plans to present a plan to cap Russian oil prices. On September 2, the finance ministers of the G7 countries will reach an agreement and present a plan for setting maximum prices for Russian oil at a virtual meeting, the WSJ writes. According to the p...

  • #anti_Russiansanctions
  • #OilEmbargo
  • #RussianOil
Friday, August 26
The US is developing a plan to reduce Russia’s income from oil exports.

The US is developing a plan to reduce Russia’s income from oil exports. According to Bloomberg, the United States is developing a plan to limit the Kremlin’s oil export income by setting maximum prices for Russian resources. US officials are concerned that EU sancti...

  • #Oilexport
  • #RussianOil
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