Russian-flagged tanker linked to sanctioned LNG loading as shadow fleet expands

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker that recently shifted to a Russian flag appears to be loading fuel from a U.S.-sanctioned energy project. According to ship-tracking data compiled by Kpler and reported by Bloomberg, the vessel Merkuriy docked next to the Saam floating storage unit near Murmansk in western Russia. The Saam unit is a …

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