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Jun 2023
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Dark ship-to-ship transfers keep Russian...

S&P Global Commodity Insights
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More and more ships are turning off their transponders in the Black Sea in risky but lucrative trades. Deep discounts on Russia's main export crude, Urals, and refined products such as gasoil and diesel, are attracting strong market interest. And dark shipping in "no man's land" now appears to be another option for those willing to play the markets. 

In this episode of the Platts Oil Markets podcast, S&P Global Commodity Insights editors Max Lin, Luke Stuart and Natasha Tan join Joel Hanley to discuss Russia's new attempts to break through Western sanctions.

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Related price symbols:
AAWVI00 - Urals Primorsk vs Med Dtd Strip
AAYWS00 - Gasoil 0.1%S CIF NWE Cargo
AAVBG00 - ULSD 10ppmS CIF NWE Cargo

Related content by our speakers on this episode:
Russia behind 225% spike in shadowy oil transfers at sea
Infographic: Russia drives global spike in dark STS transfers
Russia's Urals shines as crude export volumes grow in May

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