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According to a US government official, the administration of US President Donald Trump is considering easing sanctions against ships in the so-called shadow fleet that have transported oil and oil products from Russia, Iran and Venezuela, among others. In a video message to the World Energy Congress in Riyadh, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the government was considering easing sanctions against Shadow Fleet ships, according to the research group Energy Aspects.

This is intended to reduce the extremely high global freight costs. There is talk that the USA could allow the transport of oil and oil products that are not subject to US sanctions on ships that have previously been sanctioned, the insider said on Wednesday. The aim is to bring more crude oil and refined products from the Gulf region onto the market.

A few days ago, US President Donald Trump lifted sanctions against Russian diesel until April 7th. The move drew strong criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as European countries and some U.S. senators from Trump's own Republican Party.

Miriam Braun