Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of September 2025 Violations

10:30 17.10.2025

Russia

The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies

The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews reports on the results of its own monitoring of violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil into EU countries in September 2025 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).

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In September 2025, 1 violation of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea was recorded.

The voyage was made by tanker belonging to shipowner registered in Latvia.

115.674 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports compared to 226.586 tons in August 2025.

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Table 1. Tankers that transported Russia’s crude oil in violation of the embargo from Russian ports on the Baltic Sea to EU countries in September 2025

Data on shipowners and operators from www.equasis.org

Name	IMO	DWT	Flag	Year built	Port of departure	Actual date of departure	Port of destination	Actual date of arrival	Shipowner
ELANDRA BAY	9821691	115674	Liberia	2018	RU ULU	13/09/2025	NL RTM	19/09/2025	Registered owner: SEA 50 LEASING CO LTD, Singapore Ship manager:VITOL INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, Singapore ISM manager: LSC SIA, Latvia

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This publication has been produced with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of EED. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in this publication lies entirely with the authors.

Теми:

Baltic - Blood Oil

Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of September 2025 Violations

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