'Dark' ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil have risen sharply

Russian crude transferred via dark ship-to-ship transfers

Note: Volumes refer to Russian origin crude (not including CPC Blend). Date refers to the month in which the most recent STS transfer was conducted off the North Atlantic. (Cargoes may have loaded from a Russian port in the same month or a previous month to the date of an STS).
Chart: Andy Kiersz/Insider Source: Vortexa
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