Russian Oil Still Powering Europe’s
Cars With Help of India
Posted By: earlybird, 4/30/2023 5:45:39 PM
Russian oil is still powering Europe — just with the help of India. Back in December, the European Union barred almost any seaborne crude oil imports from Russia. It extended the prohibition to refined fuels two months later. However, the rules didn’t prevent countries like India from snapping up cheap Russian crude, turning it into fuels like diesel, and shipping it back to Europe at a markup. The Asian country is on track to become Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels this month while simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude, according to data compiled by Bloomberg from analytics firm Kpler.
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Russian oil is still powering Europe — just with the help of India.
Back in December, the European Union barred almost any seaborne crude oil imports from Russia. It extended the prohibition to refined fuels two months later.
However, the rules didn’t prevent countries like India from snapping up cheap Russian crude, turning it into fuels like diesel, and shipping it back to Europe at a markup.
The Asian country is on track to become Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels this month while simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude, according to data compiled by Bloomberg from analytics firm Kpler.
Daddy Dearest: Hunter Forced to Appear
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Congrats to the happy couple!
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Randi Weingarten says House hearing crossed
the line 15 replies
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Blinken and Nod should have seen this coming. Have we no allies anymore?