Russia's oil exports to China via ‘dark’ ship-to-ship transfers surge as trading secrecy grows - Business Insider South Africa


7/30/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Harry Robertson

Ships are increasingly loading up on Russian oil, turning off their signals and transferring their cargoes to other vessels bound for Asia.

The amount of Russian oil involved in "dark" ship-to-ship transfers has risen sharply over the last few months, as Western sanctions lead to higher levels of secrecy in global crude markets and a red… [+2997 chars]

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