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Blood Oil. On 04/04–10/04/2022, at Least 42 Oil Tankers Transported About 2,200,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
11 April 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 04/04–10/04/2022, at least 42 oil tankers transported about 2,200,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 2,200,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $1,400 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 220 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Ships blocked in Ukrainian ports during the war: The ports of the Mykolaiv region
10 April 2022
As of 24 February 2022, in the commercial sea ports of the Mykolaiv region (international port codes UA NLV MYKOLAIV, UA OCT OLVIA, UA NIKA TERA, UA DNB DNEPROBUGSKY), in addition to port fleet vessels permanently based there, there were 29 merchant ships (See Table 1). All of them have remained in port under blockade. Thus, out of the 29 ships blocked in the seaports of the Mykolaiv region as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine, 13 belong to shipowners from EU+ countries and 16 - to shipowners from other countries.
Blocked ships in Ukrainian ports during the war: The port of Mariupol
08 April 2022
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews wishes to bring to your attention a new series of articles about the fate of ships that were in Ukrainian ports on 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of many regions of Ukraine.
Blood Oil: Russian export of petroleum products from the ports of the Black and Azov Seas from 14/03/2022 to 31/03/2022
07 April 2022
In the second half of March 2022, the total amount of Russian oil exported from the ports of the Black and Azov Seas was at least 7,700,000 tons. The number of oil tankers was 116. The cost of this blood URALS oil is estimated at about $ 5.24 billion. This amount is equivalent to the cost of about 770 Kalibr cruise missiles. 86 oil tankers (74%) were received by the ports of NATO and EU countries. 60% of these oil tankers belong to shipowners from EU and NATO countries.
Blood Oil. On 31/03-03/04/2022, at Least 10 Oil Tankers Transported About 140,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
04 April 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 31/03-03/04/2022, at least 10oil tankers transported about 140,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 140,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $95 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 14 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 29-30/03/2022, at Least 12 Oil Tankers Transported About 1 Million Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
31 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 29-30/03/2022, at least 12 oil tankers transported about 1 million tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 1 million tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $680 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 100 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 28/03/2022, at Least 8 Oil Tankers Transported About 600,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
29 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 28/03/2022, at least 8 oil tankers transported about 600,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 600,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $400 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 60 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blocked ships in Ukrainian ports during the war: The Berdiansk port
28 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews wishes to bring to your attention a new series of articles about the fate of ships that were in Ukrainian ports on 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of many regions of Ukraine. So, what is the fate of the ships that were at that time in the commercial seaport of Berdiansk?
Blood Oil. On 27/03/2022, at Least 8 Oil Tankers Transported About 400,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
28 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 27/03/2022, at least 8 oil tankers transported about 400,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 400,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $280 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 40 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 26/03/2022, at Least 6 Oil Tankers Transported About 200,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
27 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 26/03/2022, at least 6 oil tankers transported about 200,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 200,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $140 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 20 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 25/03/2022, at Least 5 Oil Tankers Transported About 500,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
26 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 25/03/2022, at least 5 oil tankers transported about 500,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 500,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $340 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 50 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 24/03/2022, at Least 6 Oil Tankers Transported About 200,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
25 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 24/03/2022, at least 5 oil tankers transported about 200,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 200,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $130 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 20 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 23/03/2022, at Least 5 Oil Tankers Transported About 300,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
24 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 23/03/2022, at least 5 oil tankers transported about 300,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 300,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $200 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 30 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 21/03/2022, at Least 3 Oil Tankers Transported About 300,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
22 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 21/03/2022, at least 3 oil tankers transported about 300,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 300,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $200 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 30 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. On 20/03/2022, at Least 10 Oil Tankers Transported About 500,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
21 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 20/03/2022, at least 10 oil tankers transported about 500,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 500,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $340 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 50 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.