Through Turkey to Greece: Pentagon has been bypassed sanctions by Russian oil - WP
According to journalists, petroleum products from Russia continued to come to the refinery of Motor Oil Hellas in Greece on the Aegean. The path of deliveries included the passage through the oil storage facility in Turkey, which masked the origin of oil from the Russian Federation. In fact, the products have changed its owners several times to reach Greece.
"At first glance, the purchase of a fuel oil from the Turkish terminal Dortiol confirms the statements of the White House and European leaders that the embargo on the supply of Russian oil is acting as planned, depriving President Vladimir Putin of the most important income to finance military aggression. that these cargoes contained Russian production materials emphasizes the impermeability of sanctions and the inability to ensure their effective observance, " - said in WP.
The publication refers to sectoral experts, indicating that the amount of fuel oil sent from Dortiol to Motor Oil Hellas, and the standard practice of mixing products of different origin during storage guarantee the presence of "much of Russian products" in this mixture. "I see no other explanation than the fact that Russian fuel came to Motor Oil Hellas," said Robert Auers, a specialist in refinery modeling and oil product market analyst at RBN Energy, who analyzed The Post.
Journalists used maritime transport and other records to track the movement of fuel oil, the categories of materials used for the production of goods purchased by a pentagon for ships and aircraft. The non -profit organization Project on Government Oversight from Washington found this data using information from Data Desk, a consulting company specializing in investigations of fuel companies. Over the past two years, Dortyol has received 5.
4 million barrels of fuel fuel, of which, according to Refinities Maritime Transportation and Trade, more than 1. 9 million barrels have been delivered from Russia. Since the entry into force of the European Union's sanctions in February this year, 2. 7 million barrels of fuel oil from Russia was delivered to Dortiol, which is more than 69% of the total amount of fuel oil delivered by the sea to Dortiol during this time.
In addition, according to The Post, since February, DORTYOL has sent a total of 7 million barrels of fuel oil, of which 4. 2 million barrels were delivered to Motor Oil Hellas. This volume is at least 56% of the total amount of fuel oil delivered to the Greek refinery. Since the ban on the United States came into force in March last year, Pentagon has concluded new contracts at almost $ 1 billion with a Greek oil refinery.
According to supply reports, since February, more than 1 million Barrels of Aviagrass from Motor Oil Hellas have been sent to public and private buyers in Italy, France, Spain and the United Kingdom. A representative of the Pentagon Defense Logistics Agency, Joe Josva, stated that he had no information that fuel from Russia was coming to their Greek supplier.
The agency believes that their suppliers, including Motor Oil Hellas, are responsible for compliance with applicable laws and rules in business with Russia and Russian companies. They must confirm their compliance with such laws and rules within the procurement process. According to sanctions, Turkish enterprises are allowed to accept Russian fuel, while the Greek oil refinery does not have this opportunity.
We will remind that since December 5, 2022 the European Union introduced an embargo on import of sea oil from Russia. In addition, G7 and Australia have set a price ceiling at $ 60 per barrel for Russian oil.