Tag: Oil Tankers
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UK ready to seize Putin’s ships: Royal Navy joins US in sanctions operation
Background: A new phase in maritime sanctions The Times reports that the United States has intensified its sanctions regime by targeting oil tankers en route to Russia, with the Royal Navy lending crucial support. The operation, described in the headline as a pursuit of Putin’s shadow fleet, signals a coordinated push to disrupt Moscow’s energy…
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UK Joins US in Seizing Putin’s Shadow Fleet: A New Front in Maritime Sanctions
Introduction: A Coordinated Front Against Russia’s Maritime Oil Trade The Times reports a significant escalation in Western sanctions enforcement as the United States, with Royal Navy support, moves to seize oil tankers bound for Russia. Ostensibly part of a broader alliance tightening pressure on Vladimir Putin’s regime, the operation signals a marked escalation in how…
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Saskatchewan Involved in Talks on BC Pipeline and Tankers
Overview: Saskatchewan’s Role in BC Pipeline Discussions Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has indicated that his government is not just a passive observer in the ongoing conversation over a potential northern British Columbia oil pipeline. In recent remarks, Moe confirmed that Saskatchewan is involved in negotiations related to a deal that could reshape energy infrastructure on…
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Saskatchewan Joins Talks on Potential B.C. Pipeline and West Coast Tanker Re-allowance
Overview: Saskatoon to Ottawa in on-the-record pipeline discussions In a move that broadens the scope of inter-provincial energy cooperation, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe indicated that his government is actively involved in discussions surrounding a potential oil pipeline project in northern British Columbia. The talks also touch on the controversial question of re-allowing oil tankers to…
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Sask. Involved in Talks on Potential B.C. Oil Pipeline and West Coast Tanker Reinstatement
Overview: Saskatchewan’s Role in a Controversial North American Pipeline Discussion In a move that broadens the scope of inter-provincial energy policy, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe indicated that his government is actively participating in ongoing discussions about a potential oil pipeline in northern British Columbia. The talks, which would connect Alberta’s oil sands to Alaska’s or…
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Zelenskiy: Russia’s Shadow Fleet Bases Drones Across Europe
Introduction: Zelenskiy’s claim and the broader context In a recent public address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian intelligence has evidence that Russia is leveraging its aging fleet of oil tankers—dubbed a “shadow fleet”—not only to evade Western sanctions and move oil, but also as platforms to launch drones aimed at European cities. Zelenskiy described…