Secret fleet of oil tankers uses fake flags, shell companies and disabled tracking to smuggle crude from Russia, Iran and ...

Oil major Shell operates a fleet of giant ships permanently moored over oilfields around the world. The ships receive oil pumped from wells beneath the seabed and transfer it to tankers. Reporting by ...

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November 12, 2025: Britain recently sanctioned 135 oil tanker ships as part of a crackdown on Russian efforts to sell oil. The Russian economy has been sanctioned since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Oil major Shell operates a fleet of giant ships permanently moored over oilfields around the world. The ships receive oil pumped from wells beneath the seabed and transfer it to tankers. Reporting by ...