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'Aleksey Kosygin' is breaking his way to Gydan

A brand new Russian-built LNG carrier named after a Soviet Communist leader is making its maiden voyage through some of the harshest waters on the planet.
www.thebarentsobserver.com

Russia’s First Home-Built LNG Carrier Clears Crucial Arctic Ice Trials Under Nuclear Icebreaker Escort

Russia’s domestically assembled Arc7 LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin, escorted by the nuclear icebreaker Arktika, is midway through Northern Sea Route ice trials bound for Arctic LNG 2.
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New Tankers Join Russian Oil Trade in Rare Move as Rates Jump

Soaring freight rates have enticed some shipowners to use new tankers to transport Russian oil, a trade usually carried out by older vessels that are close to — and occasionally over — their usual lifespan.
gcaptain.com

France Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker 'Grinch' in Mediterranean in Sanctions Escalation

French naval forces intercepted and diverted a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea this week, marking the latest escalation in Western efforts to disrupt Moscow’s shadow fleet operations through...
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US-India trade deal sparks tanker reroute - Splash247

A trade pact between the US and India that cuts American tariffs and ties New Delhi to a halt in Russian oil purchases has sent immediate tremors through tanker markets, with charterers and owners scrambling to rework routes, stems and bunker plans even as the deal’s legal mechanics remain...
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Here comes Leonid Mikhelson's new 'shadow tanker' to the banned Saam FSU

The Aleksey Kosygin is Russia's first domestically-built gas carrier with ice classification Arc7. On February 2, it sailed into the Ura Bay, Kola Peninsula, for a transshipment operation at a 400-metre-long sanctioned terminal ship.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
 

Oil prices jump after Trump says Iran supreme leader ‘should be very worried’​

  • President Donald Trump told NBC News in an interview that Iran’s supreme leader “should be very worried.”
  • Iran’s foreign minister said discussions on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program will take place at 10 am Friday Muscat, Oman.
  • The president has threatened to launch strikes on Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal governing its nuclear program.
Oil prices rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “should be very worried.”

U.S. crude oil rose $1.93, or 3.05%, to close at $65.14 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent was up $2.13, or 3.16%, to settle at $69.46 a barrel.

“I would say he should be very worried. Yeah, he should be,” Trump told NBC News in an interview. “As you know, they’re negotiating with us.”

The president has threatened to launch strikes on Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal governing its nuclear program. He previously threatened to intervene on the side of protestors who rose up against the Islamic Republic in January, but ultimately backed away from military action.

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Oil prices jump after Trump says Iran supreme leader 'should be very worried'

President Donald Trump has threatened to launch military strikes on Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn't agree to a deal on its nuclear program.
www.cnbc.com
 
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