Contrary to sanctions: Russia supplies oil to Europe on dangerous tankers - Greenpeace

According to the organization, the tankers passing through the Baltic Sea, in poor condition, are not fully insured and walk in dangerous ways. Therefore, it is unclear who will compensate for emergency losses. Despite sanctions, tankers with Russian raw oil continue to go to European ports in the Baltic Sea. This was learned from the study of the international conservation organization Greenpeace. Since July 2024, about 15 tankers have been spotted.

They headed directly to European ports from the Russian ports of the Baltic Sea of ​​Primorsk, Ust-Luga and the Novorossiysk oil port on the Black Sea. Each of the tankers can carry more than 150 million liters of crude oil about 250 meters long. Initially, the vessels were full of loaded. Changing the sediment of vessels upon arrival at the ports of destination indicates their full or partial pumping.

In general, the organization notes that since January 2021, the number of tankers with raw oil from Russian ports of the Baltic Sea along the German Baltic Sea coast has increased by 70%. In particular. In 2023, 1000 oil tankers passed through the Baltic Sea. At the same time, the average age of the oil tankers used increased from 8. 9 years in 2021 to 16. 6 in 2024. In addition, many tankers are not sufficiently insured, and they pass in particularly dangerous ways.

It is currently unclear who will pay for emergency losses. The organization adds that the G7 sanctions package prohibits Western shipping companies and court insurance companies to export Russian raw oil worth more than $ 60 per barrel. Russia bypasses these sanctions, using the export of vessels of other countries. It should be noted that in Russia, income from oil and gas covers the costs of the Russian Federation for war with Ukraine.