Oil at 4-Month High Amid New Sanctions on Russia

Russia faces higher costs on sea-borne oil exports due to new US sanctions
Sweeping U.S. sanctions on Russia's oil industry will make it more expensive for Moscow to sell its oil and complicate sea-borne crude exports due to restrictions on tankers, analysts and traders said on Monday.
Brent crude jumps above $80 a barrel as investors weigh Russia oil sanctions
Oil futures were up strongly Monday, with Brent crude on track for its first finish above $80 a barrel since August, as investors assess the potential hit to supply from a further tightening of sanctions on Russia’s oil sector.
Oil Jumps on Fresh U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
Oil prices rose to their highest in more than four months as wider U.S. sanctions against Russia’s energy industry threaten to disrupt global supplies.
Oil at Four-Month High Amid New Sanctions on Russia
Talk us through the impact that these sanctions have had on the global oil markets, the details why they are proving significant. Well, this is the first time that the Biden administration, as their last sort of act,
Oil jumps on expectations new US sanctions to cut Russian supply
Oil prices extended gains for a third session on Monday, with Brent rising above $81 a barrel to its highest in more than four months, as wider U.S. sanctions are expected to affect Russian crude exports to top buyers China and India.
China refuses to accept tankers with Russian oil after new US sanctions
Three tankers carrying more than 2 million barrels of Russian oil are floating in the waters off the coast of east China and cannot be unloaded after the United States imposed new sanctions on Russia's largest oil companies on Friday,

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Battles Rage Inside Russia, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
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Russia's Gazprom could cut over 1,500 jobs as Europe hit weighs
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Syrians hope for a future without Russia, but it may not be easy
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Russia forms an emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill continues to spread
An emergency task force has arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region to deal with the continuing consequences of an oil ...
Exclusive-Ukraine halts production at Pokrovsk coal mine as Russia closes in, sources say
By Pavel Polityuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine has stopped production at its coking coal mine in Pokrovsk, which ...
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The US president-elect has promised to end the conflict in Ukraine but the Kremlin has not endorsed any tentative plans.
Marathon runners in Russia describe what it’s like to run in -58˚F
Marathon runners in Russia’s Yakutia region braved frigid temperatures for a 26.2-mile-long race that claims to be one of the ...
China-Russia 2024 trade value hits record high - Chinese customs
The value of China's imports and exports with Russia reached 1.74 trillion yuan ($237 billion) in 2024, a record high, ...