Russia, China

China response key to crude oil after new sanctions on Russia: Russell
By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) -"This time it's different" is a well-worn cliché that seems to be getting another whirl with the latest U.S. sanctions against Russia's crude oil exports.
Russian Tanker Discharges Oil at Chinese Port After U.S. Sanctions
A tanker carrying Russian crude discharged at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China on Thursday.
Cost to Ship Russian ESPO Oil to China Triples After Sanctions
The cost of shipping Russian ESPO crude to China has more than tripled after the US imposed aggressive sanctions on Moscow’s oil industry last week, with rates expected to climb even higher, according to traders.
Tanker rates more than triple from Russia to China as US sanctions hike profit
Charterers are paying three times as much to ship Russian crude from Kozmino to China following US sanctions on 183 more ships last week. Traders told Bloomberg that Chinese importers are fixing tankers for between $5m and $5.5m for a short trip that used to cost $1.5m.
Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China and India
Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs.
Shadow fleet of tankers keeps Russia's oil money flowing despite Western sanctions
The Group of Seven democracies has sought to crimp Russia's oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine. But Western governments and sanctions experts say Moscow has resorted to using a so-called shadow fleet of hundreds of aging tankers of uncertain ownership and safety practices that are dodging sanctions and keeping the oil revenue coming.
Putin Shadow Fleet's Sanctions-Hit Tankers 'Stranded' off China Coast
The vessels Mermar, Huihai Pacific and Olia carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil left Russian ports earlier in January.
Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers carrying 2 million barrels of crude idling off China’s coast, Bloomberg reports
Three tankers carrying over 2 million barrels of Russian crude oil are floating off China's coast after they were hit by fresh U.S. sanctions last week, Bloombergreported on Jan. 13. The vessels are allegedly part of the so-called "shadow fleet,

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