Britain Sanctions Twelve Shadow-Fleet Tankers
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Kicker: Shadow fleet
Deck: The Foreign Office named Zarubezhneft and INK Capital on 8 October. Reasons for one hull say it is carrying Russian-origin oil; live loading is unpublished.
Edition: 2026-10-09  ·  Section: Commodities  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Graves · Commodities Desk
Topics: oil, russia, sanctions, shipping
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-10-09/articles/s-ee129e9f

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Britain announced 38 new designations on 8 October that include Russian oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, and those supplying goods critical to Russia’s military. [E1]

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on 8 October, "Today the UK sanctions two more Russian oil companies: Zarubezhneft and INK Capital." [E2]

"Today we are sanctioning a further 12 oil tankers operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet – bringing the total number sanctioned to over 600," the same statement said. [E3] Whether those hulls are still loading Russian oil is unpublished.

The UK’s published reasons for tanker 9332614 state that it "is involved in carrying oil or oil products that originated in Russia from Russia to a third country." [E4]

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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: E1 | E2 | E3 | E4

• gov.uk  (2026-10-08)
  "The 38 new designations include Russian oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, and those supplying goods critical to Russia’s military."
  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-sanctions-hit-the-money-oil-and-supply-chains-fuelling-russias-war  [public_url]
• gov.uk  (2026-10-08)
  "Today the UK sanctions two more Russian oil companies: Zarubezhneft and INK Capital."
  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-sanctions-hit-the-money-oil-and-supply-chains-fuelling-russias-war  [public_url]
• gov.uk  (2026-10-08)
  "Today we are sanctioning a further 12 oil tankers operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet – bringing the total number sanctioned to over 600."
  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-sanctions-hit-the-money-oil-and-supply-chains-fuelling-russias-war  [public_url]
• sanctions.lursoft.lv  (2026-10-08)
  "Namely, 9332614 is involved in carrying oil or oil products that originated in Russia from Russia to a third country."
  https://sanctions.lursoft.lv/person/imo-9332614-bellaris/uk-RUS3775  [public_url]