China’s oil imports have surged from an area known for offshore ship-to-ship crude mixing meant to hide its origin

Russia has rerouted its oil exports away from Europe towards Asia. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images China's imports of Malaysian crude oil have soared to nearly 800,000 barrels per day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.  That's more oil than what Malaysia actually produces on its own, suggesting some crude arrived from other sources. The waters off […]

Russian tankers are reportedly smuggling fuel to North Korea with ship-to-ship transfers

Russian tankers have reportedly supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions. The new report indicates that smuggling from Russia to North Korea has evolved to loading cargoes at sea after Reuters reported that North Korean ships were sailing directly from Russia to their homeland. Russia’s Foreign Ministry and the Russian Customs Service […]