Topic
Global Sanctions and Commodity Markets
The evolving global sanctions regime has significantly impacted commodity markets and trade flows. Learn more about how foreign policy from the US, EU and Russia has affected energy and trade, particularly oil, refined products and shipping.
VIDEO
Shadow Fleet: How illicit shipping networks broke global oil trade
The shadow fleet is by now a well-known tool for Russia and other petrostates to evade international sanctions. Yet this underground network continues to frustrate attempts at regulatory crackdowns, and has now grown to historic proportions.
In this documentary, Platts reporters and industry leaders lift the lid on the largest shadow fleet in history, and probe how it is distorting oil trade as we know it.
Runtime: 12 minutes