Andrei Klimenko, a representative of the Black Sea Institute for Strategic Studies and the publication BlackSeaNews, reported on Facebook (the owner of the Meta company is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia) that the AVENCA tanker of the German company CST brought 50 thousand tons of oil. oil products from Novorossiysk to US Navy base Norfolk.
According to Klimenko, the Liberian-flagged tanker left the port of Novorossiysk on November 13 and arrived in Norfolk on December 7. He also noted that the European Union has banned its companies from purchasing Russian oil products and transporting them by sea to any country in the world.
Norfolk is the US Navy’s main base and the world’s largest military port. It hosts 75 ships, including aircraft carriers, as well as 134 aircraft, ammunition and fuel depots.
Before that, the US Treasury in the name G7 countries and Australia will strengthen control over compliance with Russian oil trade rules. According to the American ministry, Russia sells oil above the $60 per barrel limit set by Western sanctions. U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo called on partners to “adjust their approach” and more closely monitor compliance with the price cap, Axios reported, citing a memo.
Previously recognizedWhen oil prices fall to $50 per barrel.