Tankers with Russian oil are increasingly “disappearing” from the radar. Bloomberg has its own version

Tankers carrying Russian oil and reloading it on other ships To get lost from radar systems that monitor movements at sea. The agency reported more such cases on Thursday, June 23. Bloomberg.

So, according to the publication, at least three tankers “lost” in the last 10 days near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean.

“These tankers were allegedly transporting oil to other ships, albeit before, albeit before the start. conflict in Ukraine – there were no such operations in such places, ”the agency writes.

Also, some Russian tankers disappear on their way to Asia. Bloomberg notes that it is standard practice to transfer oil from one ship to another.

“But what’s unusual in this case is the disappearance of the tankers,” says Metin.

early June EU banned To buy Russian oil. The agency suggests that these EU sanctions will come into effect in December 2022, but some buyers already want to keep the fact of delivery from the Russian Federation a secret. Bloomberg reminds that this tactic has also been subject to restrictions on oil exports from Venezuela and Iran before.

oil embargo

On June 3, the European Council finally adopted the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, which included an embargo on the supply of oil and petroleum products from Russia by sea.

At the same time, the ban on the supply of crude oil was delayed for six months, for petroleum products – eight months from the moment the sanctions were imposed.

The partial embargo includes temporary exemptions for Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Croatia. Thus, the export of Russian oil through the pipeline was lifted from the sanctions and a number of benefits for the offshore supply were achieved for individual countries.

In addition, Brussels lifted the ban on the transportation of oil from Russia by tankers under the flags of EU countries.

We add that in May 2022, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak reported that Russian oil companies are looking for new directions and are building new supply chains, and the production of raw materials has increased compared to April.

According to him, Moscow is considering a number of new infrastructure projects to diversify its oil supply. He argued that exports increased in various directions.

“Life in the country will improve”

Against the background of the sanctions, 18% of Russians believe that life in the country will get worse in six months or a year. According to the survey results Foundation “Public Opinion”, 36% of respondents believe in improving jobs. The other 29% do not expect any changes.

In the next 3-5 years, 48% of respondents predict an improvement, 11% – worsening of life in Russia, 22% do not expect any changes.

“As for the life of their own family, 34% of respondents hope the situation will improve in the next year, 12% ‘anticipate’ worsening and 34% remain unchanged. Long-term forecast: 47% believe their family’s life will improve, 7% – that won’t change,” says the study.