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The leak involves heavy M100-grade fuel oil that solidifies at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. ... Ukrainian activists have accused the ships of being part of Russia's so-called shadow oil fleet.
The vessel was launched in 2008 as APL Russia and sailed under that name until 2012, when the ship was renamed to MOL Comfort. On 17 June 2013, she broke in two about 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) off the coast of Yemen. The aft section sank on 27 June and the bow section, after being destroyed by fire, on 11 July.
In 2013, Mongolian firm HBOil bought a 20% share in the refinery with intention to supply crude oil to Sŭngri and export refined products to Mongolia. In 2016, South Korean newspaper Korea Joongang Daily reported HBOil had withdrawn from the deal following pressure from the international community due to North Korea's ongoing nuclear weapon and missile testing. [3]
South Korea and Russia are participants in the six-party talks on the North Korea's nuclear proliferation issue. In November 2013, Russia and South Korea signed a visa-free travel regime agreement. [10] President Moon Jae-in speaks at the State Duma. South Korean president Moon Jae-in paid a state visit to Russia in 2018.
Russia has sent North Korea a million barrels of oil since March, according to satellite imagery analysis, underscoring their growing alliance.
North Korea has allegedly imported more than a million barrels of oil from Russia this year, flouting United Nations sanctions, according to satellite analysis released by the UK-based Open Source ...
On 18 September 2013, Greenpeace activists attempted to scale the Prirazlomnaya drilling platform, as part of a protest against Arctic oil production. [citation needed]The following day, on 19 September 2013, Russian authorities seized the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise in international waters in the Russian Exclusive Economic Zone, arresting the crew at gunpoint, towing the ship to ...
Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate a cap imposed by the United Nations Security Council, the White House said on Thursday, with new ...