Iranian oil arrives in India just ahead of US waiver expiryIndia has received Iranian oil shipments. This marks the first imports in seven years. The nation is securing volumes before a US grace per...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Trump says Iran talks may resume 'over the next two days' in PakistanThe collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. The highest-level talks between the two adv...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.19 AM IST
US-sanctioned Chinese tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz despite Trump blockadeUS-sanctioned tanker, Rich Starry, has passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite Washington’s newly imposed naval blockade on Iran, highl...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
Gas sale at 40% discount: Why is Russia selling LNG at deep discounts and how it may provide a sigh of relief for India?Russia is attempting to sell natural gas from its sanctioned facilities to South Asian nations. These offers come at a significant discount...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
India buys 30 million barrels of Russian oil after US waiverIndia's oil refiners have secured around 30 million barrels of Russian crude. This move follows a US waiver, allowing purchases to address ...
11 Mar, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Indian banks consider financing non-sanctioned Russian oil tradeIndian banks are now open to financing Russian oil trade from non-sanctioned sellers, a shift from their previous hesitancy. This developme...
25 Nov, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
Russian oil cargoes race to India as sanctions deadline nearsMillions of barrels of Russian crude are en route to India. Tankers from Rosneft and Lukoil are nearing India's shores. US sanctions agains...
19 Nov, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Mittal-HPCL JV halts Russian oil purchases after fresh sanctionsHMEL has stopped buying Russian oil due to new Western sanctions. The company stated it cannot confirm past deliveries involving sanctioned...
30 Oct, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
India-bound tanker carrying Russian crude U-turns in Baltic SeaAn India-bound tanker carrying Russian crude has reversed course in the Baltic Sea. This move signals potential disruption in oil trade bet...
29 Oct, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
Lakshmi Mittal’s energy venture buys Russian oil shipped via US-blacklisted vessels: ReportSteel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture has purchased Russian oil transported on vessels under U.S. sanctions, according to a Fi...
29 Oct, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowingA New Zealand insurer, Maritime Mutual, faces a probe for insuring tankers carrying sanctioned Iranian and Russian oil. These vessels are p...
28 Oct, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
Sanctioned oil tanker nears Adani Port laden with Russian crudeA sanctioned tanker, the Spartan, carrying Russian oil is nearing Adani Group's Mundra port in India, potentially marking one of the final ...
15 Sep, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
Sanctions choke crude shipments to Indian refiner NayaraNayara Energy faces significantly reduced crude imports this month due to EU sanctions, impacting refinery operations and product exports. ...
13 Aug, 2025, 08.42 AM IST
US-sanctioned tanker sale to India scrapyard shows dark fleet painA US-sanctioned tanker, Contract II, is being dismantled in Alang, India. The sale involves extended payment terms and measures to hide the...
07 Aug, 2025, 12.11 PM IST
Russia is using more and more blacklisted tankers to move oil. And many of them are headed for IndiaSanctioned oil tankers previously idling due to Western sanctions are now resuming operations, transporting Russian crude and refined produ...
20 Sep, 2024, 03.13 PM IST
China fishing fleet defied US in standoff on high seasThousands of miles away, a heavily-armed US Coast Guard cutter sailed up to a fleet of a few hundred Chinese squid-fishing boats not far fr...
01 Nov, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Drop Iran tanker’s Capt Akhilesh Kumar from blacklist, India to tell USKumar became the collateral damage when the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday blacklisted the ship, which was tr...
01 Sep, 2019, 11.42 PM IST