Sanctioned Russian Oil Tankers Head To India Despite U.S. Blacklisting

Russia is sending crude oil shipments to India on tankers that were blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury on January 10.

Shipping data reviewed by Bloomberg shows that at least five sanctioned vessels have loaded Russian crude after the new U.S. measures took effect.

India has stated that it will allow sanctioned tankers to dock only if they are loaded before January 10 and arrive by February 27. However, all five shipments in question were loaded after the deadline. It remains unclear whether India will accept them or not.

According to Bloomberg, three tankers left the Arctic port of Murmansk in the week leading up to January 26.

These vessels, carrying oil pumped by the sanctioned Russian company Gazprom Neft, are travelling through the Suez Canal towards India.

Gazprom Neft transferred its crude onto sanctioned shuttle tankers, which then delivered the cargo to a sanctioned floating storage unit at …

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