About 2 million barrels of American oil are on board the tanker.
Vessel Solana arrived in Bilbao with about 2 million barrels of american oil on board. He then went to Rotterdam and Wilhelmshaven. This was reported by Interfax.
Usually American oil is delivered to Europe on smaller vessels with a capacity of 600 thousand to 1 million barrels.
Analysts note that supertankers “will increasingly be used to send oil from the United States to Europe, as customers in the region seek alternatives to Russian fuel. “
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Earlier, Ukraine officially addressed the Secretariat Of the Energy Community, the European Union and the countries party to the Energy Cooperation Treaty. with a proposal to introduce a ban on energy imports from Russia .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed the opinion that the sixth package of EU sanctions will include an embargo on Russian oil.
That sooner or later the European Union will have to take measures against gas imports and oil from Russia , said European Council President Charles Michel.
Eliminate dependence on Russian gas and oil has repeatedly called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: he believes Russia allows itself to attack other countries because she is convinced: western countries depend on its oil and gas and will not be able to properly resist its actions. To reduce its dependence on Russian gas, Germany has agreed to cooperate with Qatar on energy cooperation. In the second half of March, four of the world's largest oil service companies left the Russian market: Halliburton, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and Weatherford. >
