OKYROE

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargoes and the price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, this tanker has been actively engaged in the export of russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products from russian ports in both the Baltic and Black Seas. Its operations have included ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with other tankers near European coastlines.
In December 2024, after departing from the russian port of Primorsk, OKYROE (IMO 9273088) conducted an STS transfer near Italy with IMO 9374416. Subsequently, IMO 9374416 performed another STS transfer with IMO 9290921, a tanker considered part of russia’s shadow fleet and sanctioned since May 2025.
Tanker IMO 9374416 is known to make port calls to ports located in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine. Notably, in May 2025, it called at the port of Kamysh-Burun (Crimea).
In April 2023, OKYROE (IMO 9273088) was involved in the export of over 60,000 metric tons of russian petroleum products from the russian port of Tuapse, where a production facility – comprising the Tuapse Oil Refinery and maritime terminal – is operated by the sanctioned entity PJSC "NK "Rosneft" (ПАО "НК "Роснефть"). The consignor of the cargo was PJSC "NK "Rosneft" (sanctioned), and the recipient was Blackford Corporation Limited.