Reuters: Russian oil shipped to Asia in Chinese supertankers

At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China after EU and G7 countries introduced an oil price cap for Russian energy supplies.

Report informs via Reuters that a fifth supertanker was shipping crude to India.

The G7 price cap introduced in December allows countries outside the European Union to import seaborne Russian oil but it prohibits shipping, insurance and re-insurance companies from handling Russian crude cargoes unless sold for below the $60 cap.

"With Urals prices well below the price cap, the business of buying and trading Urals is essentially legitimate," said an executive with a Chinese firm involved in the shipments.

Industry sources say Indian refiners are securing a discount of $15-$20 per barrel on Russian oil.