24 Oct 2025

State-owned oil giants halt seaborne Russian oil imports to avoid US secondary sanctions

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China’s four state-owned oil giants have halted purchases of seaborne Russian oil to avoid the risk of US secondary sanctions.

That's according to an October 23 Reuters report.

Some context: On Wednesday, the Trump administration followed the UK government’s lead in adding Russia’s top oil compan...