Fourteen tankers of Russian Sokol crude stuck off South Korea, Reuters reports
More than a dozen tankers carrying about 10 million barrels of Russian Sokol crude were idling off South Korea's Yosu port, unsold because of US sanctions and payment problems, Reuters reported on 26 January. The volume equals more than 45 days of output from the Sakhalin-1 project, according to the report. The vessels named include the VLCCs La Balena, Nireta and Nellis and 11 Aframax tankers, among them the Krymsk, NS Lion, Sakhalin Island and Viktor Titov. Reuters said deliveries to Indian Oil Corp had stalled over a disagreement about which currency would be used for payment.
La Balena · IMO not confirmedNireta · IMO 9237785Nellis · IMO 9322267Krymsk · IMO 9270529NS Commander · IMO 9306794Sakhalin Island · IMO 9249128Liteyny Prospect · IMO 9256078NS Century · IMO 9306782NS Lion · IMO 9339313NS Antarctic · IMO 9413559Jaguar · IMO not confirmedVostochny Prospect · IMO 9866392Pavel Chernysh · IMO 9301380Viktor Titov · IMO 9301407
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