Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of October 2025 Violations
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 October 2025 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).
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In October 2025, 4 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded.
The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece.
458.202 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports compared to 115.674 tons in September 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 October 2025
Data on shipowners and operators from www.equasis.org
|
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year built |
Port of |
Actual date |
Port of |
Estimated date |
Type |
Shipowner |
|
AQUARIUS |
9749556 |
113293 |
Liberia |
2017 |
RU ULU |
01/10/2025 |
IT PFX |
18/10/2025 |
Crude Oil Tanker |
Registered owner: REGINA OWNERS INC, Greece |
|
HELLAS AVATAR |
9305556 |
117099 |
Marshall |
2005 |
RU ULU |
12/10/2025 |
NL MSV |
22/10/2025 |
Crude Oil Tanker |
Registered owner: JONAH OWNING CO LTD, Marshall Islands |
|
BAI LU |
9808168 |
112684 |
Liberia |
2019 |
RU ULU |
25/10/2025 |
NL RTM |
01/11/2025 |
Crude Oil Tanker |
Registered owner: AEGEANZHOU BETA INC, Greece |
|
MINERVA ZOE |
9787912 |
115126 |
Marshall |
2018 |
RU ULU |
27/10/2025 |
NL MSV |
05/11/2025 |
Crude Oil Tanker |
Registered owner: ADELASIA OWNERS INC, Greece |
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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.
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