Several tankers carrying Russian Sokol oil have made direct seaborne deliveries to China, with the final sanctioned tanker reaching Tianjin port. This marks a record level of March imports of oil from Russia by sea for China, despite US sanctions.
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China accepted all seven Russian tankers carrying Russian Sokol oil, which were subject to US sanctions. The last tanker will arrive at the Chinese port of Tianjin this evening. Thus, China's March imports of oil from Russia by sea reached a record level. https://t.co/eIzAGgE6Ba
Final sanctioned tanker carrying Russian Sokol oil reaches China's Tianjin port https://t.co/gF6wUN1g6c https://t.co/Y5jHQlTkiu
Final sanctioned tanker with Russian Sokol oil to reach China port, data shows https://t.co/wgv1Gz4M9v https://t.co/IuSsYtlyXd
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At least five tankers made shipments in March, in the first documented direct seaborne deliveries from Russia since the UN imposed a strict cap on oil transfers in 2017 in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons tests https://t.co/mL3g4XxDw1 https://t.co/xEnrMhctaV