The tanker Furia, which was transporting Russian oil to India, changed course and stopped in the Baltic Sea after the United States tightened sanctions against Russia’s largest oil companies. Bloomberg reported this.
Source: Pryamyi
According to ship tracking data, Furia, which is under EU and UK sanctions, was sailing through the strait between Denmark and Germany but suddenly turned around and slowed down on Tuesday. According to the company Kpler, the vessel is transporting oil sold by Rosneft.
The turnaround occurred near the Fehmarn Belt, about a week after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new package of sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil. The department reminded that all transactions with these companies must be completed by November 21.
Furia loaded about 730,000 barrels of oil at Russia’s Primorsk port on October 20. Initially, the tanker was bound for India’s Sikka port but later changed its destination to Egypt’s Port Said, which is often used as a stopover before passing through the Suez Canal.
Analysts note that adding Rosneft and Lukoil to the sanctions lists could significantly reduce supplies of cheap Russian oil to Indian refineries. According to Bloomberg, executives of India’s major energy companies are already preparing for a sharp decline in imports of Russian crude in the coming weeks.
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