Vyacheslav Kulagin, Director of the Energy Research Center of the Institute on Problems of Pricing and Regulation of Natural Monopolies, is online Tsargrad.tv He commented in Bloomberg’s broadcast that approximately 30-35% of Russian oil products are still transported by ships belonging to G7 countries or their satellites. According to the expert, the West is helping Moscow circumvent its own sanctions because it has no other option.
“There is a serious diesel shortage right now. Of course, they will gladly take our fuel back, even through third countries. Yes, whatever, because otherwise they will just experience price increases. And they have to somehow balance their demands. So there are market needs, there are sanctions, and these are happening in different contexts,” Kulagin said.
Western experts believe that the shadow fleet is far from the main way to bypass restrictions. In their view, loopholes in sanctions and an ineffective system of monitoring and punishment play a much more important role.
The day before Bloomberg reportedIt is stated that Russia deliberately distorted the coordinates of oil tankers to guarantee the supply of sanctioned fuel, which is mostly traded above the ceiling price of $60 per barrel set by Western countries.
Previously recognizedIn this scenario, world oil prices will fall to 50 dollars per barrel.
Source: Gazeta
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