Russian Oil Tankers U-Turn and Then Halt Near France After Storm

By Julian Lee, Francois de Beaupuy and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) —

Two oil tankers hauling crude from Russia made U-turns as they sailed past France and are now at a standstill near the northern port of Cherbourg. 

There’s no suggestion their unusual movements are related to aggressive sanctions that the US imposed on Russia’s oil exports earlier this month. Neither vessel was among a large number of tankers designated by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Jan. 10.

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