> *Three major Greek shipping companies have halted Russian oil shipments to avoid sanctions as the US government clamps down on ships carrying oil that break the G7 price cap.*
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> According to a Reuters report, the three companies have been transporting Russian oil “for decades” and had continued to do so until September–October when the US began to more strictly enforce the G7 decision and had imposed sanctions on Turkish and UAE tanker owners for transporting Russian oil above the cap.
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> The three firms are Minerva Marine, Thenamaris and TMS Tankers, none of which responded to Reuters’ inquiries.
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> With more than 100 tankers between them, the three companies were capable of accepting nearly all Russian oil exports from Russia’s European ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, located in the Gulf of Finland, as well as Novorossiysk ports located in the Black Sea.
More likely like finding ways around the sanctions
“Doing the right thing” never works as well as sanctions in the business world, which is why it is hard to see “successful businessman” as something positive on a politician’s resume in running for public office.
How come we import Russian oil but it still much more expensive than it used to be?
The whole situation is stupid and the West doesnt seem to actually care about Ukraine. Europe still has Russian pipelines operating and fueling countries like Hungary, the countries that have stopped pipeline imports are just buying Russian from India and pretending not to have blood on their hands. The EU alone imported €85 billion worth of fossil fuels in the first 6 months into this invasion estimated to have contributed €43 billion to Russia’s federal budget.
If we want to hurt them we need to be drilling for our own oil and gas, we need to control the supply and stop fueling dictators. As much as people hate to hear it fossil fuels are here to stay, our militaries, aircraft, and ships need the stuff for the foreseeable future.
Ship-to-ship transfers have been happening in plain sight from my house on the coast of the far south of Greece for the entire duration of the Ukraine/Russia conflict. Like an open secret. I’m not there now, but I’m curious to know if the ships are still coming and going.
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> *Three major Greek shipping companies have halted Russian oil shipments to avoid sanctions as the US government clamps down on ships carrying oil that break the G7 price cap.*
>
> […]
>
> According to a Reuters report, the three companies have been transporting Russian oil “for decades” and had continued to do so until September–October when the US began to more strictly enforce the G7 decision and had imposed sanctions on Turkish and UAE tanker owners for transporting Russian oil above the cap.
>
> The three firms are Minerva Marine, Thenamaris and TMS Tankers, none of which responded to Reuters’ inquiries.
>
> With more than 100 tankers between them, the three companies were capable of accepting nearly all Russian oil exports from Russia’s European ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, located in the Gulf of Finland, as well as Novorossiysk ports located in the Black Sea.
More likely like finding ways around the sanctions
“Doing the right thing” never works as well as sanctions in the business world, which is why it is hard to see “successful businessman” as something positive on a politician’s resume in running for public office.
How come we import Russian oil but it still much more expensive than it used to be?
The whole situation is stupid and the West doesnt seem to actually care about Ukraine. Europe still has Russian pipelines operating and fueling countries like Hungary, the countries that have stopped pipeline imports are just buying Russian from India and pretending not to have blood on their hands. The EU alone imported €85 billion worth of fossil fuels in the first 6 months into this invasion estimated to have contributed €43 billion to Russia’s federal budget.
If we want to hurt them we need to be drilling for our own oil and gas, we need to control the supply and stop fueling dictators. As much as people hate to hear it fossil fuels are here to stay, our militaries, aircraft, and ships need the stuff for the foreseeable future.
Ship-to-ship transfers have been happening in plain sight from my house on the coast of the far south of Greece for the entire duration of the Ukraine/Russia conflict. Like an open secret. I’m not there now, but I’m curious to know if the ships are still coming and going.