The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread

[Beltrami2005]

But he doesn't (yet) control Venezuelan oil, & AFAIK China's refineries aren't set up to refine it. It's very heavy, & needs the right type of refinery.

So far no oil company has even agreed to go there. Its extremly expensive and will only generate profits in many many years. The oil is also very low quality, almost like tar. So this entire operation is another pipe dream from him.

 

[rsemmes]

But he doesn't (yet) control Venezuelan oil, & AFAIK China's refineries aren't set up to refine it. It's very heavy, & needs the right type of refinery.

That's why I also posted this...
US selling Venezuelan oil to Russia? (Is that Arthur C. Clark?)

 

[PachkaSigaret]

Where exactly do you see any illegal action? Please elaborate. It becomes illegal when we lose. Before that its risk management.

Look this tanker here for example, got neutralized by a single drone, another one followed. That alone escalated the risk to the point that shipping companies avoid russia.

As for the terminal, its still closed by today. The image is from November.

As for now, all terminals at Novorossiysk are closed.

I checked, this is all tankers in the black sea at the moment. Looks good for me:

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So oil transport through black sea is down by 100% as for today.

And thats why attacking those tankers was so important. Shipholders are easily scared away by such things.

Both tanker and cargo vessels are traveling to and from Novorossiysk and other ports day and night. Turkish, Greek, and Malaysian-flagged tankers are included. Activity can also be observed in the Sea of Azov, including traffic to and from the port of Berdyansk. So, in essence, has the shadow fleet been attacked? Yes. However, this has not made a significant dent in activity, at least not yet.

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