Russia’s Lukoil booked an Aframax at a Worldscale 25 premium to typical stems for purposes of lifting a US crude cargo for export to Europe as shipowners weighed the risks of sanctions related to potential payment issues amid further escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Lukoil placed the ExxonMobil-operated 109,995 dwt Navig8 Prestige on subjects in …
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