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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Aging tanker loaded with Russian oil transferring cargo at sea after India ban, Reuters reports
An aging tanker banned from docking in India is transferring its cargo of Russian oil at sea, Reuters reported on April 4, citing sources and ship tracking data. The 20-year-old Andaman Skies was last week barred from entering the Indian port of Vadinar due to safety concerns over its seaworthiness. It is now transferring around 100,000 metric tonnes of oil sold by Russia's Lukoil to two other ships, the Sao Tome and the Ozanno. Following the sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been seeking new markets for its fossil fuels. India has become a key buyer of Russian oil, second only to China. Multiple tankers carrying Russian crude have been unable to land in Indian ports in recent months in connection to sanctions. According to Bloomberg, dozens of sanctioned vessels are now idling in numbers not seen since 2017. The U.S. has been tightening its restrictions against Russian oil since last October, sanctioning around 40 oil tankers involved in the trade. Russia's largest shipping company, Sovcomflot, came under fresh sanctions in February for violating the $60-per-barrel price cap. Towards the end of 2023, Group of Seven (G7) countries vowed to step up enforcement of the price cap, first implemented in December 2022, after reports emerged that Russia has continued to ship out much of its crude above $60 per barrel by using a "ghost fleet" of mostly uninsured tankers. Read also: Ukraine's navy responds to reports US was 'angry' at sinking of Russia's Moskva Black Sea flagship We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
CAF
07-03-2025
- Sport
- CAF
Monsanto names squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Sao Tome e Principe coach Ricardo Monsanto named 23 players in their squad for their FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea and Liberia later this month as the island nation look for their first points of the campaign. Sao Tome sit bottom of the Group H standings after losing their opening four matches in the battle for places at the 2026 finals in Canada, Mexico and United States. Sao Tome will be away at Equatorial Guinea on March 21 and then travel to take on Liberia in Monrovia three days later. The squad features a return to the squad, for the first time since 2019, for the 31-year-old Edney 'Vavá Pequeno' Montóia, who plays in the fourth tier of Portuguese football while there are first call ups for Nicola Bragança and Waldimison Santo, who also play their club footba;ll inportyugal, anf striker Edson Júnior, weho recently moved toCroatia), There are only two home-based players with the rest coming from clubs in Croatia, England, Finland Portugal and Peru. The local-based players are striker Luís 'Dola' Costa and the defender Gilberto Almeida. Sao Tome's star player Luis Leal, who is now 37-years-old, continues in the squad. He has spent the last eight years playing at clubs in Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and now in the second tier in Peru at Tacna Heroica. The squad includes players from the Portuguese second division, namely goalkeeper Pedro Mateus at Feirense and 23-year-old striker Ronaldo Lumungo from Pacos Ferreira. There are also two players from non-league football in England with Mauro Vilhete having had previous League Two experience at Barnet. Midfielder Denilson Silva, who scored sao Tome's only goal of the World Cup qualifiers against Malawi, misses out through suspension while Nuno Malheiro, who previously played club football in Iceland, and veteran Hernane Espirito has been left out. Squad: Goalkeepers: Yaniel Bonfim (Celtic Castilla, Spain), Pedro Mateus (Feirense, Portugal), Fehér Mendes (Leões do Porto Salvo, Portugal) Defenders: Gilberto Almeida (Desportivo 6 de Setembro), Ricardo Fernandes (União Santarém, Portugal), Rogério Fernandes (Guarda, Portugal), Edney 'Vavá Pequeno' Montóia (Comércio Indústria, Portugal), Adjackson Ramos (Novoli Cálcio, Italy), Elias Varela (Minas Argozelo, Portugal), Adjeil Neves (Bansko, Bulgaria) Midfielders: Nicola Bragança (Serpa, Portugal), Joel Neves (Oriental Hospital, Portugal), Waldimison Santo (Murteirense, Portugal), Mauro Vilhete (Hampton & Richmond Borough, England), João Silva (Farsley Celtic, England) Forwards: Ricardo Cardoso (Kokkolan Pallo-veikot, Finland), Jokceleny 'Iniesta' Carvalho (Leões do Porto Salvo, Portugal), Luís 'Dola' Costa (Praia Cruz), Edson Júnior (NK Pitomače, Croatia), Luís Leal (Tacna Heroica, Peru), Ronaldo Lumungo (Paços Ferreira, Portugal), Sérgio Malé (Estrela Amadora, Portugal), Ebanilson Viegas (Modica, Italy).
