Tag: tankers
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Dispute over Venezuelan oil piling up tankers at ports
A dispute over a Venezuelan oil coke contract has left tankers waiting to load cargo jammed and some customers have to look for alternative supplies. There are 8 other ships near the Venezuelan ports, waiting to load a combined 350,000 tons, according to what was seen by the specialized energy platform, quoting Reuters. This came…
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10 tankers massing with Saudi oil off Egypt .. “Energy” publishes new details (update)
10 tankers loaded with 20 million barrels of Saudi oil continue to gather off the coast of the Egyptian city of Suez, in a remarkable scene that raises many questions about the reasons for this crowd of tankers. The reasons for the presence of these large quantities of oil barrels coming from Saudi Arabia and…
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Blacklisted oil tankers transporting fuel from Venezuela to Cuba
Venezuela is trying hard to help its beleaguered Latin neighbor, Cuba, by transporting large amounts of fuel on board oil tankers on the US blacklist, which could expose it to potential legal problems. Maritime documents showed that the state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, had transported Venezuelan crude and some fuel derivatives to Cuba on…
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Shadow tankers save Russian oil from Western sanctions.. What are their repercussions?
The shadow tanker fleet has become the subject of increased attention after Western sanctions on Russian oil, in a context that has seen changes in the shipment flow. This fleet consists of a large group of tankers that travel across the world’s oceans secretly without drawing attention, in an attempt to avoid sanctions imposed on…
