Russian oil sneaks to India on American forbidden carriers

Oil tankers subjected to US sanctions appear in the complex marine supply chain that transported Russian oil to India, which raised questions about the position of the Asian state on this flow in conjunction with the import of a record level. Last week, approximately a million barrels of sukol ruol from the Far East of Russia were delivered to an Indian refinery. Data from “Kpler” and “Vortexa” businesses show that half of this amount is loaded to two transport processes from one ship to another, one with the participation of a carrier subject to US sanctions. Other US sanctions have also transferred the shipping of sukol ruol, which is expected to be delivered next month, according to “Kepler”. India’s oil purchases are carefully monitoring oil traders – India’s purchases – which has become the largest importer of Russian oil transferred to the sea after the invasion of Moscow in Ukraine – along with United States efforts to prevent this flow. The restrictions led by Western countries and tightened in January at least aimed at ensuring the ongoing flow of oil to avoid a sharp price jump and at the same time reduce the gains Moscow deserves. Vectors subject to sanctions have already said that it will not receive US sanctions by loading its cargo in the country, but at the same time, the government of Premier Narendra Modi confirms that it has only followed the restrictions issued by the United Nations and does not follow the restrictions imposed by countries or clumps alone. The Oil Ministry did not respond to ‘Ne post asking him to comment on this report. “There is always an element of risk calculated in India’s imports of Russian oil, but the refinement of businesses is usually committed to warning,” said Vanda Insights in Singapore. And “basically it cannot be held responsible for the raw transport method.” At the end of March, the “Victor Titov” spokesperson for Aframax -the US Treasury in January set sanctions as part of a wide wave of restrictions -about 500 thousand barrels of sukol -ru of the Russian “De Castry” station loaded, as the data explains. After sailing in the direction of the Nakhodka Bay near the Russian port of Kozmino, ‘Victor Titov’ exported a transport from one ship to another a week later with the ‘Knight Glore’ tanker. “Knight Glori”-which is also the type of Afrikaans Seels to the Waters near Malaysia, where the shipping was transferred to the “Curdelia Moon” wrestler, which is a “Swizmax” type, the load of which was emptied in the Jamnagar refinery in the west of India at the end of May. Knight Glori and Curdelia Moon are subject to British sanctions, without being admitted to the US sanctions. Related industries, which own the “Jamnagar” refinery, did not respond to ‘Ne -mail requesting a comment. The attempts to contact the owner of the “Victor Titov” ship living in the UAE, nor the owner of the ship “Knight Glori” living in China. The security director at Cordelel Moon also did not respond to ‘Ne post. Russian oil trade shows that “Kepler” data shows that other US sanctions have also participated in this trade (Russian rough transport), including “Captain Kostichev” and “Victor Konetsky”. ‘Captain Costychev’ Carrier dropped off 699 thousand barrels of Sukol -Ru from the ‘Sakhlin 1 project’ at the end of April and then transferred it to the ‘Monte 1’ writer, which is expected to empty its load in ‘Jamnagar’ in early June. ‘Victor Konitsky’ exported a transport from one ship to another with ‘Knight Glori’ in Nakhdka -Bay. The tankers and their destinations are likely to change. Malcon for Captain Costytchev and Victor Konitsky using the same communications data for the owner of “Victor Titov” did not respond to the contacts who asked for a comment. E -messages from the owner of the ship “Monte 1” were not answered. India has become the most important market for Russian crude oil transferred by sea after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as Western buyers avoided dealing with this offer. Imports are expected to reach a record level of 2,196 million barrels per day this month, with new carriers entering this commercial road after the US sanction wave was announced in January. Harry concluded: “Right now, the United States does not seem to emphasize the application of sanctions whether the extent of its sanctions on Russian oil is expanding. If this happens in the future, the refinement of companies can temporarily decrease and follow a more cautious approach. They are now good to handle these fluctuations.”