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Russian Oil Tankers Get Their Safety Certification From India via Dubai Company

Jun 23 2022 // India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai subsidiary of top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot, official data showed, enabling oil exports to India and elsewhere after Western certifiers...

EU Balks at U.S. Plan to Use Insurance to Cap Russian Oil Prices

Jun 22 2022 // European officials are skeptical of a U.S. push to set a price cap on Russian oil by potentially easing an EU ban on insurance for the transportation of crude and petroleum products from Russia, according to people...

‘Stay Tuned’ for Word on Russian Oil Price-Cap Plan, Says Yellen

Jun 21 2022 // Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said talks are continuing on how the US and its allies might cap the price of Russian oil exports, possibly through a plan that offers exceptions to the European ban on insuring Russian oil...

Top EU Court Says Insurer Must Pay Spanish Claim in Galicia Oil Spill

Jun 21 2022 // BRUSSELS – Spain on Monday won backing from Europe’s top court in its mutli-million euros damage claim against The London Steam-Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association for a massive oil spill on its...

Canadian Oil Brokerage Denies ‘Toxic’ Workplace Claim, Files Countersuit

Jun 20 2022 // Oil brokerage NE2 Group is hitting back at allegations that Chief Executive Officer Tim Gunn created a toxic workplace, filing an C$11 million ($8.4 million) countersuit against eight former employees who left the firm...

Russia’s Sakhalin 1 Oil Operations Disrupted by Western Sanctions on Insurance: ONGC

Jun 14 2022 // Operations at Russia’s Sakhalin 1 oil project will continue to face disruptions for “a couple of months” as Western sanctions have hit insurance cover for ships to transport crude, according to...

Markets/Coverages: Skyward Specialty’s Renewable Energy Cover; IMA, Parametrix Downtime Policy; Contractor Safety Discounts From Procure, Shepherd

Jun 13 2022 // Skyward Specialty Launches Renewable Energy Contractor CoverageSkyward Specialty Insurance Group is now offering a renewable energy contractors coverage targeting contractors specializing in wind and solar energy...

Reuters: Russia’s State-Owned RNRC to Reinsure Russian Oil Shipments: Sources

Jun 10 2022 // State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) is now the main reinsurer of Russian ships, including Sovcomflot’s fleet, after Western insurance firms withdrew cover for Russian shipowners, three people...

Abandoned Louisiana Oil Wells to Receive Clean Up in Infrastructure Bill

Jun 6 2022 // About $33 million of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan recently signed into law by President Joe Biden will go toward cleaning up 277 of an estimated 15,000 abandoned oil and gas wells on federal land, the...

EU Gives Final Nod to Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Oil, Insurance, Sberbank

Jun 3 2022 // BRUSSELS – The European Union on Thursday gave its final approval to new sanctions on Russian oil and top bank Sberbank, after much wrangling with Hungary, as punishment for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb....

European Union Seeks to Coordinate Russian Oil Insurance Ban With G-7 Members

Jun 2 2022 // The European Union is working to coordinate a ban on providing the insurance services needed to ship Russian oil anywhere in the world with some Group of Seven members, according to people familiar with the matter, in a...

EU Poised to Approve Sanctions Against Russia, Covering Oil, Banks and Insurance

Jun 1 2022 // European Union ambassadors are set to approve a sixth package of sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, banning most Russian oil imports by year-end and restricting Russia’s ability to ship crude to...

Iran’s Seizure of 2 Greek Oil Tankers Adds Risk to Key Shipping Route

Jun 1 2022 // Iran’s seizure of two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf raises the risk of further interruptions to shipments from a region that’s a vital source of global energy supplies.On Friday, the Islamic...

EU Leaders Agree to Pursue Ban on Most Russia Oil; Insurance Prohibition Delayed

May 31 2022 // European Union leaders agreed to pursue a partial ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a sixth package of sanctions to punish Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, for the invasion of Ukraine.The sanctions would...

Abandoned Louisiana Oil Wells Slated to Receive Clean Up in Infrastructure Bill

May 27 2022 // About $33 million of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan recently signed into law by President Joe Biden will go toward cleaning up 277 of an estimated 15,000 abandoned oil and gas wells on federal land, the...

U.S. Seizes Iranian Oil Cargo From Russian-Operated Ship Near Greece: Sources

May 27 2022 // The United States has confiscated Iranian oil held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the cargo to the United States aboard another vessel, three sources familiar with the matter said.It was unclear...

Risky Ship-to-Ship Transfers Keep Russian Oil Moving to China

May 26 2022 // A logistically risky and costly transfer of crude between tankers at sea highlights the steps at least one Chinese buyer is willing to take to ensure the smooth flow of oil from eastern Russia to Asia.Buyers are using...

Oil Firms Strike Out Again in Fight Against Massachusetts, Rhode Island Climate Suits

May 25 2022 // Exxon Mobil Corp. has lost another round in its fight to stop states from pursuing claims that it has deceived investors and the public regarding its products and climate change.The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has...

Insurance (or Lack of It) Is Russian Oil’s Achilles’ Heel

May 25 2022 // Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens to throw a spanner in the works unless Moscow and its customers can plug a gap left by Western...

Charges of Violence, Bullying Follow Mass Employee Exodus at Calgary Oil Firm

May 20 2022 // When two-thirds of the brokers at a prominent Calgary oil firm quit without explanation around the Easter weekend, the exodus chilled Canada’s oil market.Now, a lawsuit filed against the firm, NE2 Group, purports to...