The war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine forced many countries to abandon Russian oil. Therefore, in order to sell its raw materials, the Russian Federation is taking its black gold market into the shadows.. After all, up to 1.5 million barrels of oil are delivered somewhere daily, CNN reports..

Tankers with crude Russian oil and oil products began to regularly disappear from radar. Moreover, such shadow activity increased by 600%. Everyone sees the same reason - an attempt to circumvent sanctions.

“We are seeing a surge in the number of cases where Russian tankers deliberately turn off transponders in order to circumvent sanctions.. The Russian fleet is beginning to hide its location and its exports,” said Windward CEO Ami Daniel..

In particular, in one week since March 12, 33 cases of shadow activity of tankers with Russian oil and oil products were recorded.. It is noted that this is 236% higher than the weekly average for the previous 12 months..

Also, according to Rystad Energy, a research company, from 1.2 to 1.5 million barrels of Russian oil per day have disappeared somewhere since the beginning of the war.. Analysts suggest it is secretly bought by Chinese and Indian refineries.

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