The U.S. and other western countries have issued sanctions on Russian oil exports since 2022. The Planet Money team explains how the country's shadow fleet of aging oil tankers evades policing.

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Around 1.4 million barrels per day of Russian oil, or almost a third of the country's seaborne exporting potential, remain in ...

The Houthi militants in Yemen issued a statement saying that they are sanctioning many of the leading energy companies, the chief executives, and tankers for conducting exports of U.S. oil. The group ...

Russian oil giant Lukoil, which was recently sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom along with Rosneft, is ...

U.S. sanctions on Russia and Iran have led to an unprecedented volume of crude oil stored in tankers, signaling a potential market glut despite low on-land inventories.

A spike in freight rates for tankers hauling oil has prompted a wave of vessels to join the lucrative trade, with dozens of ...

This is the heart-stopping moment a giant oil tanker ship crashed into a ferry packed full of passengers in the Singapore ...

FOOTAGE shows the moment a huge explosion rips through a major Russian oil port after a “monster” missile attack from Ukraine ...

Iran has confirmed the seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. State media reported the tanker was taken because it was carrying an illegal consignment.

The ship, which was flying a Marshall Islands flag, was passing through the Strait of Hormuz when it lost contact with its managers.

We're going to look a little more closely at Russian oil and the ships on which that oil travels. The Trump administration, as we have been reporting, has placed new sanctions on two of Russia's ...