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By Rhod Mackenzie

Following increased monitoring of oil sanctions against Russia by Washington and the rest of the G7, tankers carrying Russian oil began to appear. However, buyers rejected these tankers to avoid being subject to secondary US sanctions. Consequently, several tankers carrying Russi...

Kommersant reports that Russian oil companies are now supplying oil to Venezuela. The United States had relaxed sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector until April, but the risk of falling under restrictions again is prompting Venezuela to increase its own oil exports. In February, the country ex...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Chinese oil refiners have replaced their Indian counterparts, who reduced purchases of Russian Sokol oil due to fear of American sanctions. In February, Chinese oil refiners, mostly private owners, purchased an average of 168 thousand barrels of Sokol daily, three times more than...

By Rhod Mackenzie

India believes that the world should appreciate its decision to purchase Russian oil instead of criticizing it. Previously, there were calls in the EU to ban India from supplying gasoline and diesel made from Russian oil.
India believes that it is contributing to stabilizing the...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, India's state-owned oil refineries, are in talks with Rosneft about long-term supplies of its oil, Bloomberg reported, citing sources .
"All three of India's state-owned refiners are in...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The German authorities are discussing the nationalisation of Rosneft's oil refining assets. Rosneft's largest asset in the country, the Schwedt refinery, which relied on Russian supplies via the Druzhba oil pipeline, has experienced loading difficulties after Germany rejected oil...