Russian oil exporters use near-identical tankers to complicate tracing and bypass sanctions.

Russian oil exporters use near-identical tankers to complicate tracing, as seen with the Oxis supertanker receiving 1 million barrels of Urals oil from a similar, sanctioned Russia-owned vessel. The maneuver highlights how Russia can bypass sanctions and the difficulty of monitoring their oil flow if covert transfers increase.

July 17, 2024
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