VOLGONEFT-217

The vessel is owned by the russian company Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (subject to Ukrainian sanctions), which is a supplier to the sanctioned Rosnefteflot JSC (under at least two contracts worth 94.4 million rubles) within the russian state procurement system. Rosnefteflot JSC is a part of the group of the sanctioned russian PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, a russian state-owned oil and gas company, one of the world's largest oil producers. The main activities of Rosnefteflot JSC are, in particular, chartering of the tanker fleet in favor of Rosneft, organization of river transportation in the interests of Rosneft in the Volga-Don, Azov-Don, Volga and Volga-Baltic basins.
The fleet of the tanker's owner includes sanctioned vessels.
The vessel is involved in bunkering in the Kerch Strait area of the tanker IMO 9842176 (under USA sanctions), affiliated with the sanctioned russian JSC Rosnefteflot, which is part of the group of the sanctioned russian PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, a russian state-owned oil and gas company, one of the world's largest oil producers. At the same time, tanker IMO 9842176 is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports in the Baltic Sea, mainly to India.