Posted on 03/04/2025 7:43:52 AM PST by george76
U.S. sanctions are causing delays in Russian crude oil deliveries, with many tankers struggling to reach their final destinations.
A significant number of tankers loaded with Russian oil, particularly from Sakhalin Island, are experiencing prolonged sea voyages.
Buyers, especially India, are avoiding sanctioned tankers, leading to logistical challenges and a reshuffling of the supply chain.
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Tankers continue to load crude oil from Russia but many of these are seeing difficulty in delivering the cargo to ports as buyers avoid supply chain sanctioned by the United States,
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Deliveries from Russia’s Arctic projects are also being delayed by weeks as India steers clear of sanctioned tankers while China and India are working to reshuffle the supply chain and use tankers, traders, and insurers that are not subject to U.S. sanctions.
China’s sanctioned oil imports have started to rebound in recent weeks as supply chain adaptations take hold,
(Excerpt) Read more at oilprice.com ...
So, basically - the West is endangering the oceans by increasing the odds of an oil tanker accident.
I don’t ever again want to listen to a Greenie quacking about “saving the Planet” or Western politicians quacking about “climate change”.
Never, ever again.
OPEC increased production.
Eventually, they’ll match levels not seen since the covid scam.
I think the lifting of sanctions is what Trump will offer to Russia in exchange for a cease-fire agreement.
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