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Navigating the World's Most Critical Oil Chokepoints | OilPrice.com

The Strait of Hormuz is identified as one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints, with a staggering volume of oil passing through it annually.

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EU Shipyards Continue to Service Vessels Carrying Russian LNG

European shipyards continue to play a fundamental role in keeping Russia’s fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers in service. As summer maintenance season begins the first Arc7 ice-class gas carriers in service of the Yamal LNG project have arrived at the Fayard A/S shipyard in Odense, Denmark.

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TechnipFMC Surges on Outlook for $10 Billion in Subsea Orders

Shares of TechnipFMC PLC, one of the world’s biggest makers of offshore oil gear, surged to the highest in a decade on signs of a robust outlook that underscores the industry’s optimism over production at sea.

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Oil Slips as Market Eyes Potential Venezuela Supply Boost | OilPrice.com

Oil traded slightly lower on Friday as traders weighed trade talk optimism and the potential of more oil supply from Venezuela.

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More than 30 sanctioned 'shadow fleet' tankers shuttle north along Norwegian coast

After a several thousand kilometre voyage, the 22-year-old, 248 meter long Matari on July 25 made port call in Murmansk. The tanker is one of more than 30 carriers sanctioned by the EU that shuttle to the far northern Kola Bay for Russian Arctic oil.

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Oil Prices Climb as U.S. and EU Reach Historic Tariff Agreement | OilPrice.com

The U.S. and EU reached a sweeping tariff agreement that averts a trade war, boosts U.S. energy exports, and reshapes transatlantic economic ties.

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African flags fly high with the dark fleet - Splash247

Three African flags – Comoros, Gambia, Sao Tome – stand out in the July edition of Clarksons World Fleet Monitor for their extraordinary growth. Comoros is now the second-largest ship register in Africa, its fleet size growing by 251.3% this year. The average age of the 595 ships flying the...

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Breakwave Bi-Weekly Tanker Report - July 29,2025​

Jul 29, 2025
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U.S. Targets Iranian Shipping Empire in Largest Sanctions Crackdown Since 2018

Son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Advisor Ran Vast Sanctions-Evasion Fleet, U.S. Says The U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken action against a sophisticated shipping empire that has been transporting...

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Russia's Oil Shipments Have Quietly Slumped Over the Past Year

In the first seven months of 2025, Moscow exported 4% less crude than it did in the comparable period of 2024, with an even sharper drop from the same timespan in 2023, ship-tracking by Bloomberg shows.

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U.S. Targets Iranian Shipping Empire in Largest Sanctions Crackdown Since 2018

Son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Advisor Ran Vast Sanctions-Evasion Fleet, U.S. Says The U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken action against a sophisticated shipping empire that has been transporting...

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Product Tanker Causes Protest in Australia as it Likely has Russian Oil

The issue of intermediaries in the oil supply chain surfaced in Australia this week as a tanker arrived from India, likely with Russian oil. It is lea...

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Americas Market Update 1 Aug 2025

Bunker fuel benchmarks have followed Brent's downward trend, while demand in Panama has improved compared to prior weeks.

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General News

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Oil Falls Below $70 as Sentiment Sours | OilPrice.com

A poor U.S. jobs report led to a broader sell-off on Friday, with leading stock indices falling from record highs.

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India To Maintain Russian Oil Imports Despite Trump Threats

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to...

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Russia’s Gasoline Prices Surge to Record High on Refinery Attacks | OilPrice.com

Russia is experiencing a deepening fuel crisis as record-high gasoline prices and damaged refineries overwhelm the government’s export ban efforts.

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French Shipyard Halts Service for Russian LNG Fleet, Leaving Danish Yard as Sole Western Provider

A French shipyard’s decision to stop servicing Russian liquefied natural gas vessels isolates the country’s Arctic fleet, shifts maintenance burden to Danish yard. The move further tightens logistical constraints on Moscow’s exports ahead of broader planned EU sanctions to fully phase out...

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Grey fleet grows faster than enforcement can keep up - Splash247

The growth in the number of sanctioned ships has accelerated over the past year. Analysts at Kpler have been tracking the sanctioned fleet over the past five years. The count of vessels under sanction rose from about 370 in July 2020 to roughly 1,650 by July 2025, while the number of affected...

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Oil market sceptical over how impactful additional tariffs on India would really be

Market is sceptical Trump's new India tariffs will ultimately be implemented

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Reports: EU Sanctions Hit Russian-Owned Refiner Nayara's Tanker Charters

The Russian-owned Indian refiner Nayara is having shipping difficulties after the new EU sanctions on its operations, and not just internationally. I...

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Panama cracks down on STS transfers in bid to clean up fleet - Splash247

The Panama Ship Registry has become the first flag in the world to implement stricter controls and mandatory traceability for offshore ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of hydrocarbons. Non-compliance—depending on its severity—may lead to the cancellation of a vessel’s Panamanian registration. The...

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Splash Wrap: Flags, fines and fakes - Splash247

Sanctions, the shadow fleet, and the many ways authorities are trying to clamp down on this illicit trade kept Splash reporters busy all week, with clear evidence that the dark fleet is growing quicker than the West can contain. The grey fleet – as tracked by broker BRS – has been growing by 30...

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Wall Street Cuts Oil Cash as Politics Cloud the Forecast | OilPrice.com

Major banks have exited net-zero alliances amid political backlash and ESG fatigue, but say their transition plans remain.

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Iran's Crude Oil is Stacking Up at Sea

Kpler, the commodities and data analysis firm, has calculated that Iran’s stock of crude oil held afloat has increased from 5 to 35 million barrels b...

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Sanctioned Suezmax Oil Tanker Navigates Russian Arctic Without Permit, Unknown Insurance, and Overdue for Inspection

Russia continues to push the safety envelope for oil shipments via the Arctic. A 19-year old sanctioned Suezmax tanker, Latur, loaded with Russian crude oil has entered the country’s Northern Sea Route. The Comoros-flagged tanker left Murmansk on August 6 and is currently displaying China as its...

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Breakwave Bi-Weekly Tanker Report - August 12, 2025​

Aug 12, 2025
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Russia Keeps Crude Exports Flowing Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

Russia’s oil shipments nudged down for a third week, but remain comfortably within the range seen so far this year. Threats of additional tariffs are having little immediate impact on flows ahead of a Friday meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

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Panama Canal Authority is Planning to Build its First Port Terminals

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is advancing plans to tender out the construction and operation of two ports for LPG tankers, the organization's...

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The Commodities Feed: Oil falls on bearish fundamentals, but upside risks abound

Uncertainty abounds heading into Friday’s Trump-Putin summit

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Exclusive: How a UN-purchased tanker became a Houthi floating storage facility for Russian oil

A VLCC acquired by the UN for $55m to prevent a massive oil spill off Yemen is essentially being used by the Houthis as floating storage for Russian oil, while costs for running the vessel are still being fronted by the UN

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Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency - Wikipedia

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Malaysia Responded to Report of “Ghost Ship” Drifting Toward Oil Rigs

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency received a report on August 12 from an oil rig located in the Gulf of Thailand that a “ghost ship” was drift...

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